Successful plaintiff awarded $675,000 in fees plus HST and $238,000 in disbursements on partial indemnity scale.
Following a 31-day trial where the plaintiff was awarded $11 million in damages, the court determined the quantum of costs payable to the plaintiff.
The parties agreed that partial indemnity was the appropriate scale.
Applying the factors under Rule 57.01(1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure, the court fixed the plaintiff's partial indemnity fees at $675,000 plus HST and disbursements at $238,000 inclusive of HST.