What does the court consider in awarding costs? Legalese Translator Ep. 26

Lawyer Heather Douglas and Heather Hui-Litwin talk about what criteria a judge/master uses when they are deciding how much a costs award should be. This video has especially helpful information to self-represented litigants.
(The legal information provided in our videos is based in Ontario, Canada)


Time Markers
0:38 Rule 57 Factors
1:05 Discretion of Judge/Master
1:22 Common Themes
4:50 Costs for Self-Represented Litigants

LINKS:
Case law on costs for self-represented litigants are on Litigation Help's page:
https://litigation-help.com/cases-rel...

Cases: Judge awards self-rep 80% of his lawyer fees retained on limited scope services. Cuthbert v. Nolis, 2022 ONSC 3002 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/jpjdh

Mustang Investigations v. Ironside, 2010 ONSC 3444 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/2br4h

Nelson v. Davidson, 2023 ONCJ 418 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/k0fn3

Speakers:
Heather Hui-Litwin was a self-represented litigant before she became a lawyer. She remembers how confusing the rules of court were when she was new to the legal system. Heather H. now focuses her work into public legal education. She teams up with Heather Douglas, a lawyer who is currently practising civil litigation in Toronto.

Heather Hui-Litwin: www.litigation-help.com
Heather Douglas: www.heatherdouglaslaw.com