Judge orders Edmonton lawyer to pay costs in ‘vexatious’ claim – Edmonton Journal
An Edmonton lawyer has been ordered to pay costs related to a vexatious court application she advanced on behalf of a client.
In a decision filed Thursday, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Denny Thomas ruled that lawyer Priscilla Kennedy is personally liable for solicitor and client indemnity costs, along with her client Maurice Stoney.
Thomas also directed that a copy of his decision be delivered to the Law Society of Alberta — the regulatory body for lawyers in the province.
“I conclude that Priscilla Kennedy has conducted an ‘unfounded, frivolous, dilatory or vexatious proceeding that denotes a serious abuse of the justice system,” Thomas wrote.
