Can full indemnity costs be awarded where unsubstantiated allegations of dishonesty are made against a party?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Penney v. Penney, 2006 CanLII 40495 (ON SC):
There is ample authority for the proposition that full indemnity costs may be awarded where unsubstantiated allegations of dishonesty are made against a party. In Waxman v. Waxman, [2003] O.J. No. 87, Sanderson J. summarized these authorities in paragraphs [54] to [58].
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