Self-represented lawyers receive same treatment as lay people in cost awards, court rules

By Amanda Jerome ( April 1, 2019, 1:43 PM EDT) -- The Ontario Court of Appeal determined, in an appeal on a costs award, that when the self-represented party is a lawyer, they “will be treated in substantially the same way as any other self-represented litigant.” The decision, counsel said, shows that in costs awards a lawyer’s “time is recoverable, but not at counsel rates.”...
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