BETWEEN:
and
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
Moving Parties
and
and
PFEIFFER & PFEIFFER INC.
ASSESSMENT OF COSTS – REASONS
DIANE PERRIER, ASSESSMENT OFFICER
[1] On April 23, 2007, the Court ruled with costs against the respondents and allowed the motion of the moving parties for the enforcement of an order of a federal board, commission or other tribunal dated July 13, 2005, under Part 12 of the Federal Courts Rules.
[2] On May 18, 2007, counsel for the moving parties submitted a bill of costs with a supporting affidavit and requested that the assessment be made without the appearance of the parties.
[3] On June 5, 2008, we sent letters to the parties establishing a timetable. To date, we have received no written submissions from the parties contesting the bill of costs and therefore I am now prepared to assess costs according to the documentation on the record.
[4] The fees to be assessed are allowed in the amount of $1,204.80. I allowed the following fees: item 5 – preparation and filing of a contested motion (6 units), item 6 – appearance on a motion, for each hour (0.52 x 2 units), item 25 – services after judgment not otherwise specified and item 26 – assessment of costs (2 units). I adjusted item 6 because, according to the Court record of April 23, 2007, the hearing began at 9:55 am and ended at 10:26 am, that is, 31 minutes rather than the 15 minutes claimed.
[5] Disbursements are allowed in the amount of $652.50. All disbursements are allowed except for travel costs because no Court order allowed travel costs for a second counsel. Therefore, I allowed printing costs and costs of bailiff services because the evidence was established by affidavit and the expenses seem reasonable to me. I allowed only one travel cost, that is, for Stéphanie Dion. However, I modified the number of kilometres between Montréal and Ottawa to 200 km x $0.51= $102, which appears to me to be more reasonable considering the distance between Ottawa and Montréal. Therefore, disbursements for the travel costs of one counsel are allowed in the amount of $352.67.
[6] The bill of costs submitted in the amount of $2,284.17 is allowed in the amount of $1,857.30. A certificate of assessment will be issued for this amount.
MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC
September 10, 2008
Certified true translation
Susan
Deichert, Reviser
FEDERAL COURT
SOLICITORS OF RECORD
Between:
SUPERINTENDANT OF BANKRUPTCY
and
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
Moving Parties
and
SYDNEY H. PFEIFFER
and
PFEIFFER & PFEIFFER INC.
Respondents
ASSESSMENT OF COSTS IN WRITING
REASONS BY: DIANE PERRIER, ASSESSMENT OFFICER
DATED: September 10, 2008
SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario FOR THE MOVING PARTIES
Spiegel Sohmer
Montréal, Quebec FOR THE RESPONDENTS