What is the test for liability for and the amount awarded for costs under the Rules 18 and 24 of the FLR?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Pitre v Lalande, 2017 ONSC 1043 (CanLII):

The general principles governing both liability for and the amount awarded for costs are set out in Rules 18 and 24 of the FLR. As was noted by Pazaratz J. in Chomos v. Hamilton[1], those two rules and the relevant case law focus on “success” and “reasonableness”.[2]

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