Crown Liability and Proceedings Act

Marginal note:Costs

• 28 (1) In any proceedings to which the Crown is a party, costs may be awarded to or against the Crown.

• Marginal note:Costs awarded to Crown

  (2) Costs awarded to the Crown shall not be disallowed or reduced on taxation by reason only that the solicitor or counsel who earned the costs, or in respect of whose services the costs are charged, was a salaried officer of the Crown performing those services in the discharge of the officer’s duty and was remunerated therefor by a salary, or for that or any other reason was not entitled to recover any costs from the Crown in respect of the services so rendered.

• Marginal note:Proceedings include Agreement on Internal Trade proceedings

  (3) For greater certainty, a proceeding referred to in subsection (1) shall include proceedings initiated or conducted under Article 1705 or 1717 of the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Agreement on Internal Trade Implementation Act.