Category Archives: Costs

The Chilling Effect of Costs on Appeals from Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service Orders

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Chilling Effect of Costs on Appeals from Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service Orders Case Commented On: Chisholm v Boardwalk General Partnership, 2021 ABQB 991 (CanLII) This brief decision by Justice John T Henderson concerns … Continue reading →

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Offers to Settle and The Public Interest in Charter Litigation: Stewart v Toronto (Police Services Board), 2020 ONCA 460

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk & Sarah Shibley PDF Version: Offers To Settle and the Public Interest in Charter Litigation: Stewart v Toronto (Police Services Board), 2020 ONCA 460 Case Commented On:  Stewart v Toronto (Police Services Board), 2020 ONCA 460 (CanLII) … Continue reading →

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Costs Denied in Elder Advocates of Alberta Society Case

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Costs Denied in Elder Advocates of Alberta Society Case Case Commented On: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2020 ABQB 54 (CanLII) In February 2018 and October 2019, we posted … Continue reading →

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A Short Comment on the Public Interest Costs Exception

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: A Short Comment on the Public Interest Costs Exception Case Commented On: Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform v Grande Prairie (City), 2018 ABCA 254 (CanLII) The normal rule in Canadian litigation is that costs follow … Continue reading →

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Costs to the Respondent: Discouraging Habeas Corpus Applications

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Amy Matychuk

By: Amy Matychuk PDF Version: Costs to the Respondent: Discouraging Habeas Corpus Applications Case Commented On: Voisey v Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ABQB 316 (CanLII) In Voisey v Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ABQB 316, Justice Crighton of the Alberta Court of … Continue reading →

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