Court File and Parties

COURT FILE NO.: CV-14-514313 DATE: 2019/01/11 ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

BETWEEN:

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIO Applicant – and – $75,613 IN CANADIAN CURRENCY, AND $1,734 IN U.S. CURRENCY (IN REM) Respondent

Counsel: Noah Haynes for the Attorney General of Ontario Daniel Freudman for the Interested Party, Eric Mahama

HEARD: In writing

PERELL, J.

Reasons for Decision - Costs

Reasons for Decision - Costs

1The Attorney General of Ontario applied for a forfeiture Order under the Civil Remedies Act, 2001. [1] I granted the application. [2]

2The Attorney General claims costs of $15,443.51, inclusive of disbursements of $4,621.01 on a partial indemnity basis.

3The claim for costs was unopposed. The Interested Party, Eric Mahama, did not delivery any response to the Attorney General’s costs submissions.

4The forfeiture application extended for a four-year period; neither the Attorney General nor the Interested Party took any steps that were improper, unnecessary, or that were taken through negligence, mistake, or excessive caution. The Attorney recovered a judgment of $75,613 in a contested application. The claim for costs is fair and reasonable and would have been within the reasonable expectations of the Interested Party.

5Having reviewed the Attorney’s submissions and Bill of Costs, I grant the amount requested.

Perell, J. Released: January 11, 2019.

COURT FILE NO.: CV-14-514313 DATE: 2019/01/11 ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

BETWEEN:

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIO Applicant – and – $75,613 IN CANADIAN CURRENCY, AND $1,734 IN U.S. CURRENCY (IN REM) Respondent

REASONS FOR DECISION - COSTS

PERELL J. Released: January 11, 2019.

Citations

Citations

1Civil Remedies Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 28.

2Ontario (Attorney General) v. $75,613 in Canadian Currency (In Rem), 2018 ONSC 7062