Does a claim for open file fees, photocopies, long distance calls, courier and postage should not be allowed?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Breen v. The Corporation of the Township of Lake of Bays, 2021 ONSC 1745 (CanLII):

The plaintiffs claim for open file fees, photocopies, research, long distance calls, courier and postage should not be allowed. The defendant relies on the decision of Mew J. in Lloyd v. Bush.8 Moreover, no supporting documentation was provided for these claims.

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