SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE - ONTARIO
RE: Stas Christopher Buch, Applicant
AND:
Jennifer Leigh Buch, Respondent
BEFORE: The Honourable Mr. Justice D.J. Gordon
COUNSEL: Robert MacLeod, Counsel for the Applicant
Deborah L. Ditchfield, Counsel for the Respondent
HEARD: January 28, 2016
SUPPLEMENTARY ENDORSEMENT re: COSTS
1In my endorsement released January 29, 2016, I invited written submissions from counsel on the issue of costs.
2The applicant was successful on his motion to sever the divorce. Counsel agree he is entitled to a cost award. The dispute is with quantum.
3The corollary issues are being addressed in the companion action, court file 117/15. Delay in addressing those issues, including disclosure and payment of the assessor’s retainer, unnecessarily complicated the within proceeding.
4In all of the circumstances, costs are awarded to the applicant, fixed in the amount of $1,500, inclusive of HST and disbursements, payable in any event of the cause upon resolution or determination of the issue in action 117/15.
D.J. Gordon J.
Date: March 7, 2016