A costs endorsement in a family proceeding addressing the applicant’s bill of costs following earlier orders.
The applicant sought recovery of legal fees, disbursements, and HST calculated using Legal Aid tariff rates and including time billed by multiple office staff.
The court endorsed the reasoning that staff time such as secretaries or non‑articling students generally constitutes law office overhead and should not be separately recoverable in costs awards.
While accepting the Legal Aid tariff rates and allowing compensation for a law clerk and paralegal, the court declined to deduct earlier costs awarded on a different basis and adjusted the claimed amounts accordingly.
The court fixed the total costs payable to the applicant after deductions.
