How have the parties been ordered to work out costs in a personal injury action?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from McLeod v. 1274458 Ontario Inc., 2017 ONSC 4073 (CanLII):
Being successful, the plaintiff is presumptively entitled to costs. I would expect that the parties are able to work out costs. If not, the plaintiff is to provide costs submissions to my attention through Judges' Administration, Room 170, 361 University Avenue, of no more than two double-spaced typed pages along with a bill of costs, any applicable offers, and case law on or before July 27, 2017. The defendant is to provide any responding submissions subject to the same direction by August 17, 2017. There are to be no reply submissions. HOOD J. Released: June 29, 2017 CITATION: McLeod v. 1274458 Ontario Inc., 2017 ONSC 4073 COURT FILE NO.: CV-16-550310 DATE: 20170629 ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE BETWEEN: KEITH MCLEOD Plaintiff – and – 1274458 ONTARIO INC. o/a FRONTIER SALES Defendant REASONS FOR DECISION HOOD J. Released: June 29, 2017
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