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The Court of Appeal granted a limited extension of time for a child-support and travel-costs appeal, refused other parts, and ordered $2,000 security for costs.
Costs assessment in a motor vehicle injury case: the registrar allowed specified tariff units and several disputed disbursements, including Part 7 filing costs, MRI expenses, travel, photocopying, and conduct money.
Costs assessment in a foreclosure matter. The Registrar allowed some tariff units and disbursements, but reduced the bill, disallowed out-of-town travel, and denied costs for the assessment hearing.
Assessment of costs in a judicial review. The respondent’s bill was allowed in part; counsel travel time was disallowed, and the bill was assessed at $4,531.50.
The assessment officer disallowed Tariff B item 24 travel because no court direction authorized travel compensation by an assessment officer, allowed five units under item 13(a) for preparation for the appellate hearing, applied the Tariff B unit method to allow 15 units for item 22(a), allowed items 19 and 25 as claimed, reduced item 26 to 2 units due to the written and simple nature of submissions, allowed disbursements including GST as billed but avoided duplication, and assessed total recoverable costs at $4,392.75 payable by the appellants to the respondents.
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The Federal Court directed taxation of costs on the high end of Column IV, reduced travel fees, disallowed translation costs, capped French solicitor disbursements, and fixed motion costs at $500.
The assessment officer applied the adjusted unit value of 120, reduced item 2 from six to four units and item 13(a) from four to three units because the issues were not complex, allowed item 14(a) at two units, disallowed item 24 (travel) and item 27 (ordinary file work) as assessment officers cannot award travel absent court direction and item 27 did not represent extraordinary work, allowed the minimum two units for item 26, awarded disbursements of $899.24, and assessed and allowed the bill of costs in the total amount of $2,219.24 with a certificate issued.
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Family law reasons addressing custody, access, property division, child support, and spousal support after a long marriage breakdown.
The Federal Court granted in part a motion for directions on post-judgment costs, allowing second counsel and certain travel fees, but refusing column IV costs.
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