What is the test for reducing Accenture's costs?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bjelakovic v. Accenture Global Services GmbH, 2008 CanLII 48807 (ON SC):
It argues, relying on Matton v. Yarlasky, [2007] O.J. No. 5055 (S.C.J.), that the plaintiff’s financial circumstances alone should not be a basis for denying Accenture its costs, or significantly reducing the costs sought.
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