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Criminal law — R. v. Debot, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1140

Civil procedure — Costs — Appeals — Successful parties sought costs on a partial indemnity basis — Town and Families argued amounts sought were excessive and should be reduced — Should the amounts sought for costs be reduced as excessive? — Governing rule: Costs must be fair and reasonable for the unsuccessful party to pay in the circumstancesMunicipalities — Costs — Liability for costs — Town of South Bruce Peninsula and Families argued they should not bear costs due to the Crown’s breaches of duty to the First Nation — Should the Town and Families be ordered to pay costs to the successful parties? — Governing rule: Unsuccessful appellants generally pay costs to successful respondentsIndigenous peoples — Costs — Underlying cause of litigation — Town and Families argued the Crown’s wrongful demarcation of reserve boundaries justified a departure from the ordinary costs rule — Does the underlying cause of the litigation justify a departure from the ordinary costs rule? — Governing rule: Unsuccessful appellants who choose to appeal must expect to pay costs

Criminal law — Sexual offences — Sexual interference — Invitation to touch — Section 8