Can a court award costs for bad faith conduct under 24(8) of the FLR?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Syed v Syed, 2017 ONSC 3739 (CanLII):
In Bortnikov v. Rakitova 2016 ONCA 427 (CanLII), the court found that neither party’s conduct met the very high threshold for bad faith under 24(8) of FLRs. The court found that the award of costs was reasonable, fair and proportionate in the circumstances of the case.
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