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Mayor Rob Ford walked away from his conflict of interest case with more than $116,000 plus HST in legal costs and now he wants the man who took him to court to foot the bill.
The mayor won an appeal of the case threatening to throw him out of office last month. Ford was taken to court by Toronto resident Paul Magder, who was represented by high-profile lawyer Clayton Ruby.
Ford lawyer Alan Lenczner submitted the costs to the Divisional Court last week.
According to the factum obtained by the Toronto Sun Friday, Ford?s legal team logged around $107,070 worth of hours plus $8,974 in costs to prepare for the case, including photocopying, telephone charges and courier service.
Lenczner argues the costs requested are ?entirely reasonable? given the fact Ruby submitted a bill on behalf of Magder following the first trial for $125,850 for fees and $7,554.03 for disbursements plus HST.
He goes on to argue the court shouldn?t be concerned that Magder will have to indemnify his legal team because Ruby has made it clear he was working on the case ?pro bono.?
?Paul Magder understood even before the inception of his application that, if he was successful, his lawyers would receive costs from Ford which they would keep in their entirety,? Lenczner states.
?He also understood that, if he was unsuccessful, he would have to indemnify Rob Ford for his costs on a partial indemnity basis but not be required to pay his own lawyers.?
Do you think Paul Magder should foot Rob Ford's lawyer bill?
Source: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/02/22/mayor-rob-ford-wants-paul-magder-to-pay-his-116gs-lawyer-bill
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