The applicants, family members of a deceased motor vehicle accident victim residing in Ethiopia, brought a motion for an interim award of expenses to fund their travel to Ontario for an arbitration hearing regarding death benefits.
The arbitrator applied the criteria for interim expenses, requiring the applicants to demonstrate a case of sufficient merit.
Finding that the applicants provided minimal and unsupported evidence regarding their dependency on the deceased, the arbitrator concluded they failed to establish a bona fide issue.
The motion for interim expenses was dismissed.
