Google has been ordered to cover about $358,000 in fees the competition commissioner amassed when successfully fighting the tech giant on a constitutional challenge.
The Competition Tribunal said the amount reflects that the work required was both important and complex.
Google will now have to pay more than $277,600 to cover expert fees, $54,000 for legal fees and about $26,600 for transcripts and printing.
The money is a small win in a bigger battle the Competition Tribunal has been waging against Google in hopes of proving the tech giant stifled competition with its dominant position in the online advertising market.
Google has rejected the commissioner’s position, claiming it has many rivals that keep competition flourishing….