This is a costs endorsement following a decision to dismiss an application for delay.
The respondents, Robert Saltsman and the "Director Respondents" (Krishnasamy Parthiban, Andrew Lindzon, and Issa Nakhleh), sought costs on a partial indemnity scale for both the dismissal motion and the underlying application.
The applicants argued the costs were excessive.
The court found Mr. Saltsman's claimed costs of $38,696.62 reasonable and fixed them as claimed.
For the Director Respondents, the court allowed their motion costs of $27,177.12 but substantially reduced their application costs from $56,493.15 to $46,846.39 due to insufficient detail justifying the hours claimed for "preparation for the application." The total costs awarded to the Director Respondents were $74,023.51.
The applicants were ordered to pay costs jointly and severally.
