What are the consequences if a party takes a "no action" approach to litigation?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from The Corporation of the Municipality of Meaford v. Grist, 2012 ONSC 108 (CanLII):
However, parties who adopt such an approach to litigation cannot reasonably expect that, even when they are successful, the greater costs arising from this approach will always be borne by the unsuccessful party: Real Group v. Core Precision, [2011] O.J. No. 4454.
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