In what circumstances will a party be awarded a special costs award from the Court of Appeal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wildcat Helicopters Inc. v. Ellis, 2017 BCSC 506 (CanLII):
In Creed v. Creed … Lowry J. … at paragraph 7 explained why an award of special costs does not automatically follow from the rejection of a party’s evidence:
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