What are the indemnity costs on a substantial indemnity scale?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Thoughtcorp Systems Inc. v. Tanju, 2009 CanLII 22577 (ON SC):
Longyear Canada v. 897173 Ontario Inc. (c.o.b. J.N. Precise), [2008] O.J. No. 374 (S.C.J.), which the plaintiff referred me to, notes that circumstances where costs on a substantial indemnity scale can be awarded include where there are unproven allegations of improper conduct seriously prejudicial to the character or reputation of the party or of breach of fiduciary duty
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