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Small Claims Court - Adjournments

. St. Laurent Automotive Group Inc. v. Cheryl Britt

In St. Laurent Automotive Group Inc. v. Cheryl Britt (Ont Div Ct, 2026) the Ontario Divisional Court allowed a Small Claims Court appeal, this brought against an order for "damages in the amount of $15,000 to St. Laurent Automotive Groups Inc. (Respondent) for the Appellant’s breach of non-export clause".

Here the court notes that the R17.02 'compensation for inconvenience and expense' on adjournments does not count towards the costs limits of CJA s.29:

[28] In addition, the upper limit of costs in s. 29 of the Courts of Justice Act applies to limit costs awards. It does not relate to costs on an adjournment where r.17.02 of the Rules of Small Claims Court O.Reg. 258/98 under the CJA provide that “[t]he Court may adjourn a trial on such terms as are just, including the payment by one party to another of an amount as compensation for inconvenience and expense.”