What is the test for determining the proportionality and reasonableness of costs in a personal injury action?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Oliver v. Coderre, 2021 ONSC 5423 (CanLII):
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has stated that proportionality and reasonableness are the touchstone considerations to be applied in fixing the amount of costs: see Beaver v. Hill, 2018 ONCA 840, 143 O.R. (3d) 519, at para. 12.
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