In what circumstances can a party be awarded special costs in a personal injury action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gill v. Zhang, 2017 BCSC 47 (CanLII):
Similarly, in Mayer v. Osborne Contracting LTD, 2011 BCSC 914 Walker J., at para.11, listed various sets of circumstances where an award of special costs might be appropriate including: “where a party maintains unfounded allegations of fraud or dishonesty”.
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