What are the implications of the costs rules in the context of litigation?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Houston v. Houston, 2010 ONSC 6247 (CanLII):
In Serra v. Serra,[3] Epstein J.A. provided these overarching comments with respect to costs rules: Modern costs rules are designed to foster three fundamental purposes: (i) to partially indemnify successful litigants for the cost of litigation; (ii) to encourage settlement; and (iii) to discourage and sanction inappropriate behaviour by litigants.
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