A British Columbia lawyer and his law corporation have won a small claims dispute against a former client who refused to pay legal fees after a severance negotiation, with the …
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IBM hit with substantial indemnity costs after wrongful dismissal trial
The Superior Court of Justice – Ontario has ordered IBM Canada to pay $215,000 in costs to a former employee, awarding the costs on a substantial indemnity basis because of …
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An Ontario judge has ordered Canaccord Genuity to pay nearly $800,000 in partial indemnity costs to a former investment banker who won a wrongful dismissal action, but declined to award …
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Racist emails not enough to boost costs against fired law clerk in wrongful dismissal case
An Ontario Small Claims Court judge has ordered a self-represented plaintiff to pay just over $3,000 in costs after his wrongful dismissal action against a Toronto law firm and one …
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PREMIUM Worker ordered to pay former employer $492K in legal costs after fabricating trial documents
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Black Sands Farms ordered to pay 75% of opponent’s legal costs in wrongful dismissal fight
A Manitoba farmer who won a judgment of more than $858,000 against a farming company and its principal has also secured an enhanced cost award covering 75 per cent of …
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No costs awarded after pharmaceuticals worker’s wrongful dismissal motion settles on consent
An Ontario court has ordered each party to bear its own legal costs following the settlement of a motion brought by a pharmaceutical company seeking the return of confidential emails …
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PREMIUM Ontario court awards $450K in legal costs against founder who misappropriated funds, defied orders
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PREMIUM B.C. worker ordered to pay law firm $5K after failing to prove negligence or written-off invoice
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Self-represented worker ordered to pay $10K after abandoning motion to disqualify Pfizer’s counsel
A self-represented plaintiff who sought to disqualify opposing counsel in a wrongful dismissal action against Pfizer has been ordered to pay $10,000 in costs after withdrawing the motion during the …

