Gallagher Holdings Limited v. Unison Resources Incorporated
The applicants proved that Unison and Patterson engaged in fraudulent and reprehensible conduct sufficient to justify solicitor-and-client costs (taxed at $536,296 inclusive), that Paquin's conduct warranted party-party tariff costs but not solicitor-and-client costs (judgment $44,117), and that counsel Christopher Robinson's multiple abusive and obstructive litigation practices caused compensable wasted costs warranting a personal contribution of $35,000 under the court's authority and Rule 77.12(2) after a holistic assessment and application of extreme caution.
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- Solicitor-and-client costs
- Costs against counsel
- Discovery abuse and disclosure
- False affidavits
- Settlement interpretation
- Shareholder oppression