Lawson v. Toronto Hospital Corp. et al., (1991) 54 O.A.C. 75 (DC)
| Judge | Davidson, J. |
| Court | Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada) |
| Case Date | December 10, 1991 |
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Citations | (1991), 54 O.A.C. 75 (DC) |
Lawson v. Toronto Hospital Corp. (1991), 54 O.A.C. 75 (DC)
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Victor G. Lawson (applicant) v. Toronto Hospital Corporation, Patrick J. Gullane, Alan R. Hudson and W. Vickery Stoughton (respondents)
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Indexed As: Lawson v. Toronto Hospital Corp. et al.
Ontario Court of Justice
Divisional Court
Davidson, J.
December 10, 1991.
Summary:
A doctor applied for an interlocutory injunction to restrain a hospital and its administration from implementing an operating schedule which reduced his operating time.
The Ontario Divisional Court dismissed the application in a decision reported at 46 O.A.C. 376. The court received submissions on costs.
The Ontario Divisional Court awarded the hospital solicitor and client costs in a judgment reported 52 O.A.C. 186. Submissions were then made on quantum.
The Ontario Divisional Court awarded costs of $89,235.81 based on $325 per hour for senior counsel, $210 per hour for junior counsel, $65 per hour for a student-at-law and $85 per hour for a law clerk.
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Costs - Solicitor and client costs - Measure - Counsel fees - The Ontario Divisional Court dismissed a surgeon's application for an interlocutory injunction against a hospital and awarded the hospital solicitor and client costs of $89,235.81 based on $325 per hour for senior counsel, $210 per hour for junior counsel, $65 per hour for a student-at-law and $85 per hour for a law clerk.
Cases Noticed:
Apotex Inc. v. Egis Pharmaceuticals and Novopharm Ltd. (1990), 2 O.R.(3d) 126, consd. [para. 2].
Counsel:
Alan Lenczner, for the applicant;
R.A. Stradiotto, Q.C., for the respondents.
This case was heard at Toronto, Ontario, before Davidson, J., of the Ontario Divisional Court, who delivered the following judgment on December 10, 1991:
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