In O.K. v. M.H., the Court confirmed that costs awards for costs incurred to obtain a support order are enforceable as support orders by the Family Responsibility Office. The Court also confirmed that counsel acting pro bono was not a bar to obtaining costs. On the contrary, by awarding costs where counsel takes a case pro bono, that will encourage more lawyers to take on such cases, thereby increasing access to justice.
In Dale v Toronto Real Estate Board, the Court granted the moving party’s motion for an extension in time to perfect his appeal. The overarching principle is that an extension should be granted if required by the justice of the case.
Jodi L. Feldman Professional Corporation v. Foulidis was a lawyer-client fee dispute in which the client’s motion to extend the time to perfect her appeal was dismissed.