What is the test for awarding costs at a hearing?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Ontario v. Mbaegbu, 2021 ONLSTH 103 (CanLII):
The decision in Law Society of Ontario v. Perrelli, 2018 ONLSTH 80, provides an analytical framework for the exercise of a hearing panel’s discretion when awarding costs. After summarizing the principles applicable in the exercise of discretion, the hearing panel stated:
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