Is a self-represented litigant entitled to the same costs as a plaintiff who retains counsel?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Glencairn Gold Corporation, 2010 ONSC 4282 (CanLII):
All of this supports the rationale expressed by the court in Fong v. Chan for the principle that self-represented litigants are not entitled to costs calculated on the same basis as those of the litigant who retains counsel.
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