Following a motion in a labour dispute concerning airport picketing activity, the court addressed the issue of costs.
The moving parties sought relief relating to noise-making during picketing or relocation of picketers closer to airport entrances, but the motion was largely unsuccessful.
Although the court vacated certain trespass notices and relocated the picketers to a more visible area, it found that the plaintiff achieved the more favourable result and incurred significant costs responding to the motion.
The court was particularly critical of false statements made in an affidavit by one of the moving parties, which required cross-examination and additional evidence to refute.
Costs were awarded to the plaintiff on a partial indemnity basis.