Rosenberg v. Macdonald Sager Manis LLP

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, onca, 2026onca627, 2026 onca 627 (canlii), 2026, onca, 627, (canlii), coa-25-cv-1611, 2026, procedure, appeals and leave, costs, courts of justice act, s. 133(b), whether leave to appeal is required for an appeal only as to costs, appellant did not seek leave, mullin v. lagace applied, appeal dismissed at end of oral submissions, costs on appeal ordered, procedure, leave to appeal costs, appellate review, whether stringent test for leave to appeal a costs award is met, no basis to conclude motion judge erred in principle or was plainly wrong, motion judge’s reasons on variation of costs upheld, appeal dismissed, procedure, costs assessment and variation, lost, opportunity costs, whether assessment officer treated appellant’s time as if she was the lawyer, whether lack of particulars of work foregone warranted modest compensation, motion judge identified errors in principle and substituted more modest compensation rather than returning for inquiry, appeal dismissed, procedure, costs consequences, costs of appeal, appellant ordered to pay costs on the appeal, inclusive of all applicable taxes and disbursements, appeal dismissed with costs ordered against appellant, costs ordered payable to respondent