Can a judge reduce the quantum of costs that a party will have to pay because of their financial condition?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Johnson v. Johnson, 2021 ONSC 4105 (CanLII):
The Court in Beaver v. Hill also noted that, while it may be appropriate in the exercise of a judge’s overriding discretion to reduce the quantum of costs that a party will have to pay because of their financial condition, the principle does not apply in the reverse so as to increase the amount of costs as a consequence of the payor’s ability to pay. Discussion
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