I got excited when I saw that it was a female self-rep who had won and was looking for costs. Tayken is going to like this one...
http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc...17onsc725.html
She asked for $35 an hour, and the judge decided that it was insufficient...
Ah, our favourite forum case
I won't spoil it, but suffice to say that this will be tremendous case law for all the self-rep people out there if they win. The case is worth the read.
http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc...17onsc725.html
[19] I am also satisfied considering the material and detailed analysis produced by Mrs. McMurter, that these were hours spent by her. The rate claimed of $34.35 an hour I find to be woefully inadequate considering the nature and the quality of the work done by Mrs. McMurter, and the benefit of the financial analysis done by Mrs. McMurter in advancing the trial. The quality of Mrs. McMurter’s work was comparable to that of junior counsel in most aspects, and in other more minor aspects was comparable to that of a very experienced law clerk.
[20] In Izyuk v. Bilousov [2011] O.J. No. 5815 (S.C.J.) Justice A. Pazaratz found that a rate of $100.00 per hour was reasonable for a well prepared self-represented litigant.
I won't spoil it, but suffice to say that this will be tremendous case law for all the self-rep people out there if they win. The case is worth the read.
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