What is the current state of the law relating to costs in estate litigation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Eckford v. Van Der Woude, 2013 BCSC 1729 (CanLII):
In Jung v. HSBC Trust Company (Canada), 2007 BCSC 1740, Silverman J. summarized the law relating to costs in estate litigation and noted at para. 106 that in cases involving dependants’ relief legislation, the usual rule is that costs follow the event. Of course, costs awards are always subject to the court’s discretion and the overriding test of reasonableness.
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