How much time have counsel spent on certain tasks?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Alex Lane Properties v Halifax Regional Municipality, 2019 NSSC 173 (CanLII):
In MacKinnon v. Farr, 2013 NSSC 74, there was agreement concerning how much time counsel spent on certain tasks and at what rate. It was these agreed- upon facts that were the basis of the cost award.
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