Court of Appeal for Ontario

Date: 2025-07-16
Docket: M56010 (COA-24-CV-0542)
Panel: Eileen E. Gillese, L.B. Roberts, Steve Coroza

Between

Korede Afolabi, Alson Harold Alfred, Azhar Imdad Ali, Poonam Bhurani, Gargi Singh, Gurveer Singh, Harjeet Kaur, Haleema Zeeshan Kiani, Faiqa Mirza, Qamar Naeem, Justice Agboramaka Nwabuwe, Jacinta Nkemdilim Obinugwu, Nneoma Diana Okoro, Muhammad Asad Rehan Qazi, Syed Hassan Raza Safdar, Natasha Eleen Stewart, Subajanany Subramaniam, Ishu Talwar, Ali Usman Virk, and Faisal Zaman
Applicants (Respondents/Moving Parties)

and

Law Society of Ontario
Respondent (Appellant/Responding Party)

Appearances

• Allen Rouben, for the respondents/moving parties Ali Usman Virk, Syed Hassan Raza Safdar, Muhammad Asad Rehan Qazi, Qamar Naeem, Gurveer Singh, Poonam Bhurani, and Alson Harold Alfred
• Gregory Ko and Frank Nasca, for the respondents/moving parties Azhar Imdad Ali, Harjeet Kaur, Nneoma Diana Okoro, Ishu Talwar, and Faisal Zaman
• Jeffrey Haylock, for the respondent/moving party Subajanany Subramaniam
• Sean Dewart and Tim Gleason, for the appellant/responding party

Heard: In writing

Costs Endorsement

[1] The Law Society of Ontario was fully successful on the Motion and is entitled to its reasonable costs on a partial indemnity basis. An order shall go making each of the moving parties severally liable for costs of $200.

Eileen E. Gillese
L.B. Roberts
Steve Coroza