Can a court award costs beyond the limits of the Fast Track rule?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pete Walry Construction Ltd. v. Canadian Adventure Company Holdings Ltd., 2017 BCSC 595 (CanLII):
In Peacock v. Battel, 2013 BCSC 1902, Mr. Justice Affleck discussed circumstances where it would be open to a court to exercise its discretion to award costs beyond the Fast Track rule limits:
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