Tanasychuk
T.O.
.
This
taxation
came
on
for
hearing
on
August
25,
1999,
by
means
of
a
telephone
conference
call.
It
follows
a
Judgment
of
(then)
Honourable
Judge
Garon
dated
May
4,
1998,
in
which
he
dismissed
the
appeals
made
under
the
Income
Tax
Act,
with
costs.
The
Appellant
did
not
participate
in
the
telephone
conference
call.
After
two
attempts
to
reach
the
Appellant
at
the
telephone
number
he
provided
to
the
Court,
the
taxation
of
costs
proceeded
one
half-hour
after
the
time
fixed
for
it,
in
the
absence
of
the
Appellant.
Mr.
Marcel
Prevost
represented
the
Respondent.
The
Bill
of
Costs
as
submitted
by
the
Respondent
is
as
follows:
|
FEE
|
lass
A
|
|
|
1(1)
|
(a)
|
for
all
services
prior
to
examination
|
$
200.00
|
|
for
discovery
|
|
|
(b)
|
for
status
hearing
(conference
call
on
|
$
200.00
|
|
March
20,
1997)
|
|
|
(b)
|
for
examination
for
discovery
(held
|
$
200.00
|
|
June
27,
1997)
|
|
|
(C)
|
for
preparation
for
hearing
|
$
200.00
|
|
(d)
|
for
conduct
of
hearing
(April
22,
|
$
600.00
|
|
1998)
|
|
|
(e)
|
for
all
services
after
judgment
|
$
100.00
|
|
TOTAL
FEES
|
$1,500.00
|
|
DISBURSEMENTS
|
|
|
(i)
|
Reporting
Service’s
attendance
at
dis-
|
$
|
69.00
|
|
covery
|
|
|
(ii)
|
Cost
for
transcript
of
discovery
|
$
304.75
|
|
(iii)
|
Witness
fees
and
hotel
for
T.
Burke
|
$
395.61
|
|
(iv)
|
Postage
|
$
|
32.77
|
|
TOTAL
DISBURSEMENTS:
|
$
802.13
|
|
TOTAL
FEES
AND
DISBURSEMENTS:
|
$2,302.13
|
At
the
outset,
Mr.
Prevost
requested
the
additional
amount
of
$200.00
on
account
of
this
taxation
of
costs.
The
items
that
appear
under
the
heading
of
“Fees
(Class
A)”
are
in
accordance
with
Schedule
IT,
Tariff
B,
subsection
1.1.
The
fees
claimed
of
$1,5000.00
are
allowed,
plus
$200.00
on
account
of
this
taxation
of
costs
for
a
total
of
$1,700.00.
The
claims
of
$69.00
and
$304.75
for
the
examination
for
discovery
and
transcript
were
substantiated
by
invoices
and
are
allowed.
Mr.
Prevost
itemized
the
$395.61
claim
for
witness
fees
and
hotel
costs
as
follows:
|
Hotel
account
|
$
80.50
|
|
Meals
|
$
69.15
|
|
Incidentals
|
$
12.00
|
|
Mileage
|
$183.96
|
|
Witness
fee
|
$
50.00
|
|
TOTAL
|
$395.61
|
The
amount
of
$395.61
on
account
of
witness
fees
and
hotel
costs
for
T.
Burke
is
allowed.
The
disbursement
for
postage
claimed
of
$32.77
consisted
of:
|
Priority
Post
shipments
|
$28.72
|
|
9
letters
@$.45\letter
|
$
4.05
|
|
TOTAL
|
$32.77
|
The
amount
claimed
for
postage
of
$32.77
is
allowed.
The
Bill
of
Costs
of
the
Respondent
is
taxed
and
the
amount
of
$2,502.13
is
allowed.
A
certificate
in
that
amount
will
be
issued.
Order
accordingly.
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