M.P.M. v. A.L.M.

JurisdictionOntario
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
JudgeGrace J.
Citation2020 ONSC 3491
Docket NumberFD408/18
Date04 June 2020

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6 practice notes
  • Axford v. Axford
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 21, 2024
    ...of co-counsel resulted in a significantly more efficient trial. Sepiashvili v. Sepiashviili, 2001 CanLII 25708 (SCJ); M.P.M. v. A.L.M., 2020 ONSC 3491 (SCJ); Iacobelli v. Iacobelli, 2020 ONSC 6128 (SCJ); E.M. v. C.V., 2023 ONSC 1178 (SCJ). Multiple counsel for a party on a motion or trial i......
  • A.S.A. v. T.I.
    • Canada
    • Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
    • February 26, 2025
    ...party should pay for more than one counsel in all the circumstances. [43]        In M.P.M. v. A.L.M., 2020 ONSC 3491, some allowance on account of the more junior lawyer was found warranted. The applicant’s lawyers conducted the trial in an exceedingly eff......
  • S. v. A.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 6, 2023
    ...[15]           Justice Grace found such compelling circumstances in M.P.M. v. A.L.M., 2020 ONSC 3491, and he permitted the costs of a second counsel. Specifically, he made allowance for the costs of a junior lawyer, finding that his contribu......
  • I.S. v. T.C.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • September 10, 2020
    ...events were not fixed or deferred for future determination. The respondent relies on Family Law Rules r 24(10) and M.P.M. v. A.L.M., 2020 ONSC 3491 in support of her position that those costs are not recoverable now. [19] The applicable FLRs are r 17 (18) and (18.1), and r 24 (10 and (11): ......
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  • I.S. v. T.C.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • September 10, 2020
    ...events were not fixed or deferred for future determination. The respondent relies on Family Law Rules r 24(10) and M.P.M. v. A.L.M., 2020 ONSC 3491 in support of her position that those costs are not recoverable now. [19] The applicable FLRs are r 17 (18) and (18.1), and r 24 (10 and (11): ......
  • E.M. v. C.V.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 16, 2023
    ...may be made, for example where it has led to an exceedingly efficient trial and duplication of time is eliminated (M.P.M. v. A.L.M., 2020 ONSC 3491). The matter must be extremely complicated for the court to find that there is a need for second counsel, and this is particularly so in family......