What is the range of costs awarded under Rule 24 of the Rules of Civil Procedure?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ninkovic v. Utjesinovic, 2019 ONSC 2068 (CanLII):
Under Rule 24, the Judge has discretion to award an amount of costs which appears just in all of the circumstances. Reasonableness and proportionality are the overriding considerations. See Beaver v. Hill, cited above.
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