The Supreme Court of Yukon has awarded the Yukon Association of Education Professionals $8,000 in costs after successfully striking a former executive member’s claims for defamation and conspiracy, fi… Free …
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Self-represented applicant ordered to pay costs after failed bias claim against Saskatchewan judge
A Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench judge has dismissed multiple applications from a self-represented litigant seeking judicial review of Law Society of Saskatchewan decisions, including claims of ju… Free Membership …
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Bankruptcy doesn’t erase legal costs or damages for B.C. worker in wrongful dismissal case
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that a former employee of Batten Industries cannot discharge debts owed to her former employer through bankruptcy, including a damages award and …
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Property manager ordered to pay $56K in costs after wrongful dismissal trial
An Ontario court has ordered Duka Property Management to pay $56,321.46 in legal costs to a former employee who successfully sued for wrongful dismissal, rejecting the employer’s argument that a …
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Arista Homes supervisor awarded costs after default judgment set aside in sexual assault suit
The Ontario Superior Court has ordered a former Arista Homes supervisor and a former employee to offset their legal costs after a default judgment of about $500,000 in damages for …
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Prep Doctors ordered to pay more than $31,000 in costs after abandoned motion
The Ontario Superior Court has ordered Prep Doctors and related companies to pay nearly $31,300 in costs after their motion to stay a wrongful dismissal and oppression claim was deemed …
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B.C. court awards increased costs to worker in wrongful dismissal case against Macquarie Energy
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered Macquarie Energy Canada to pay increased costs to a former employee in a wrongful dismissal case, finding the company pursued three allegations …
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A New Brunswick court has stayed a plaintiff’s motion to amend their statement of claim in an ongoing employment dispute after they failed to pay an outstanding costs order of …
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B.C. employer hit with higher cost penalty for unsupported dishonourable conduct claims in firing case
A British Columbia Supreme Court has ordered an employer to pay 1.5 times the normal legal costs to a wrongfully dismissed employee after the company pursued “allegations of dishonourable conduct” …
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