Caterina Licata

The applicant father sought costs for two motions and a case conference related to the respondent mother's wrongful removal of their child to Egypt.

The court found the mother's conduct unreasonable, including breaching a prior order to return the child and failing to participate in the case conference.

The court awarded the father $10,000 for the motions and $1,000 for the case conference, emphasizing costs as a tool to sanction inappropriate litigant behavior.

The respondents requested a reconsideration of a Tribunal decision that found them liable for discrimination based on sex and creed, and reprisal.

The respondents argued that they were denied natural justice when their adjournment request was refused, and that the Tribunal erred in its findings of fact and damage awards.

The Tribunal dismissed the request, finding that the decisions regarding the adjournment and amendments were not final decisions subject to reconsideration.

Furthermore, the Tribunal held that the respondents were merely attempting to re-argue issues already decided without presenting new evidence or showing a conflict with established jurisprudence.