Is there any potential hardship to the payor if the delay was caused by the delay due to the failure of the claimant's lawyer?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Zevallos v. Munoz, 2021 ONCJ 94 (CanLII):
As is clear from Michel v. Graydon[23], even if there is potential hardship to the payor, but blameworthy conduct that precipitated or exacerbated the delay, it is open to the court to disregard any hardship to the payor.
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