Google does do want to pay lawyers’ fee in Canada’s Competition Commissioner case it lost; says: Fee is so big that it would … – The Times of India

Google is reportedly arguing that it should not be made to pay about $370,000 in legal fees and other costs the Competition Commissioner is seeking. This comes after the tech giant lost a constitutional challenge in Canada. According to a report in Western Investor, the battle over legal fees comes a few weeks after the Competition Tribunal dismissed a constitutional challenge that formed part of a broader case where Google has been accused by the bureau of causing harm through an allegedly outsized hold on the online advertising world. Now, having lost the challenge, Google wants to avoid paying any fees or at least, see them greatly reduced.In a recent filing made with the Competition Tribunal, Google said that it should be spared from paying the money because of the public interest element of this case. Google argued that the fee is so big that it would violate the company’s constitutional rights, a stand that the bureau disputes.In its submission, Google has pointed to a…