What is the effect of the Court of Appeal's decision not to award costs to a defendant who has been found guilty of negligence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Aerovac Systems Limited v. Darwin Construction (Western) Ltd., 2010 BCSC 654 (CanLII):
Normally costs follow the event. Costs remain, however, in the discretion of the court, and there is no strict list of good reasons to depart from the rule: Scott v. Scott, 2007 BCCA 392.
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