Does a court have discretion to reduce the quant of costs that the Respondent has to pay because of his financial condition?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from H.R. v. P.R., 2021 ONSC 7370 (CanLII):
The Respondent submits that the court should exercise its discretion to reduce the quant of costs that he has to pay because of his financial condition: See Beaver v Hill 2018 ONCA 840 at para. 18: Hamacher v. Hamacher 2000 CarwellOnt 1346.
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