In a personal injury action, is the cost of the initial pleadings and initial attendances included?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Alvarez v. Smith, 2008 CanLII 10047 (ON SC):
The applicant’s claim in the case at hand relates to costs of the entire action. That is inappropriate in view of Rule 24 (10) and Islam v. Rahman, supra. In assessing the applicant’s costs I will be considering only the steps related to trial, which shall include as well preparation of the initial pleadings and initial attendances with the applicant in order to do that. In addition, preparation of these current costs submissions will be included. Importance, complexity or difficulty of the issues
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