Audziss et al. v. Santa, [2003] O.T.C. 1071 (SC)

• Judge: Kozak, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: October 21, 2003
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2003] O.T.C. 1071 (SC)

Audziss v. Santa, [2003] O.T.C. 1071 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] O.T.C. TBEd. DE.035

Ken Audziss, Ken Grieve, Ken Sawicki, Leonard Arnone and Rod Muir (plaintiffs) v. Orville Santa (defendant)

(Court File No. 01-0456)

Indexed As: Audziss et al. v. Santa

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Kozak, J.

November 26, 2003.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Practice - Topic 7060.1

Costs - Party and party costs - Counsel fees - At hearing of trial or appeal - See paragraphs 32 to 33.

Practice - Topic 7061.1

Costs - Party and party costs - Counsel fees - Hourly rates - See paragraphs 30 to 31.

Practice - Topic 7082

Costs - Party and party costs - Witness fees and costs of preparation for trial or appeal - Preparation for trial - See paragraphs 34 to 46.

Practice - Topic 7452

Costs - Solicitor and client costs - Entitlement to solicitor and client costs - Neglectful conduct - See paragraphs 1 to 29.

Cases Noticed:

Buchanan v. Geotel Communications Corp. et al., [2002] O.T.C. 360 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 7].

Pagnotta v. Brown, [2002] O.T.C. 588 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 8].

Basdeo et al. v. University Health Network et al., [2002] O.T.C. 54 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 11].

Board of Education of Upper Canada School District v. Conseil de district des écoles publiques de langue française No. 59, [2002] O.T.C. 70 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 11].

S & A Strasser Ltd. v. Richmond Hill (Town) et al. (1991), 45 O.A.C. 394; 1 O.R.(3d) 243 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 17].

Murano et al. v. Bank of Montreal et al. (1998), 111 O.A.C. 242 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 25].

Young v. Young et al., [1993] 4 S.C.R. 3; 160 N.R. 1; 34 B.C.A.C. 161; 56 W.A.C. 161; 49 R.F.L.(3d) 117; [1993] 8 W.W.R. 513; 108 D.L.R.(4th) 193; 84 B.C.L.R.(2d) 1; 18 C.R.R.(2d) 41, refd to. [para. 26].

Mortimer et al. v. Cameron et al. (1994), 68 O.A.C. 332; 17 O.R.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

Stiles v. Workers' Compensation Board (B.C.) (1989), 39 C.P.C.(2d) 74 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 27].

Stonehocker et al. v. King et al. (1998), 113 O.A.C. 239 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 28].

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints v. King - see Stonehocker et al. v. King et al.

MacDonald et al. v. B.F. Realty Holdings Ltd. et al. (2002), 166 O.A.C. 266 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].

Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Pension Plan v. B.F. Realty Holdings Ltd. - see MacDonald et al. v. B.F. Realty Holdings Ltd. et al.

Tri-S Investments v. Vong, [1991] O.J. No. 2292 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 35].

Bannon v. Thunder Bay (City), [2002] O.T.C. 621 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 45].

Counsel:

John Erickson, Q.C., and Michael Cupello, for the plaintiffs;

Francis J. Thatcher, for the defendant.

This matter was heard on October 21, 2003, with written submissions on November 18, 2003, before Kozak, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on November 26, 2003.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.