Arbiters Inc Law Corporation v Arokiasamy Steven Joseph & Anor

In this General Division of the High Court matter, the applicant, a law corporation, sought payment of its legal fees from the respondents, a husband and wife who had been plaintiffs in an earlier suit against two doctors and the Institute of Mental Health concerning their son's death. The matter raised issues of costs and taxation, including the reasonableness of disbursements such as the fees of an expert witness. The court assessed the expert's contribution and awarded $9,000 for her fees, and, because the award was far less than what the applicant claimed and the applicant had declined to have its bill taxed, ordered the applicant to pay the plaintiffs costs of $2,000 each.