In what circumstances will costs be imposed on a motion for contempt of court?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from In re O'Brien, 1887 CanLII 24 (ON CA):
Further, the imposition of costs is really in the nature of a penalty for the contempt. The form of the order is unimportant and can be changed when necessary. Strictly speaking it should have been either a formal adjudication of contempt, in which case a fine might have been in form imposed, or a forbearance to make any order on condition of the costs being paid. That was what was done in Littler v. Thompson, 2 Beav. 129, and what has been done here is the same in substance.
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