Court File and Parties
ONTARIO
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE
DIVISIONAL COURT
Re: Stéphane Verreault (Applicant)
-and-
Ontario Labour Relations Board, United Association of Journeypersons and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the US and Canada (UA Local 787), Teamsters Local Union 419 (Respondents)
Before: Lane, Lederman and Swinton JJ.
Counsel: Stéphane Verreault, in person Voy T. Stelmaszynski for the Board R. Graham Williamson for UA Local 787 Lindsay Lawrence for Teamsters Local 419
Heard: by written submissions
COSTS ENDORSEMENT
1UA Local 787 and Teamsters Local Union 419 seek costs of the application for judicial review. UA seeks $7,500.00 for the application and the motion to introduce fresh evidence, while the Teamsters seek $5,000.00. The Ontario Labour Relations Board does not seek costs. The applicant submits that no costs should be awarded.
2In our view, costs should follow the event despite the applicant’s submission that the payment of costs would cause him serious hardship.
3UA, the applicant’s former employer, was required to participate fully in this application and motion to adduce fresh evidence because of the applicant’s allegations of misconduct on the part of the Local and its business manager. Both UA and the Teamsters faced difficulties in responding to the applicant’s materials.
4Taking into consideration what would be a fair and reasonable amount that the losing party should pay, costs are awarded to the teamsters in the amount of $3500 and to UA Local 787 in the amount of $5,000.
Lane J.
Lederman J.
Swinton J.
Released: October 4, 2007