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HUMAN RIGHTS

Judicial review of decision by Canadian Human Rights Tribunal awarding costs to successful complainant represented by non-lawyer—Whether Tribunal erred in law, in fact in awarding costs to respondent for “legal and representation fees” of non-lawyer—“Counsel” in Canadian Human Rights Act, s. 50(1) meaning “lawyer”, excluding non-lawyers—Tribunal wrongly awarding costs for non-lawyer’s fees to respondent—Application allowed—Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. H-6, s. 50(1).

Canada (Attorney General) v. Brown (T-1771-04, 2005 FC 1683, Hansen J., order dated 13/12/05, 15 pp.)

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