What is the case law on special cost awards against a lawyer who has conduct of a matter and has inappropriate conduct in that matter?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gill v. Zhang, 2017 BCSC 47 (CanLII):
Let me provide a few examples. Special cost awards against a lawyer who has conduct of a matter, and whose conduct in that matter has been inappropriate, raises various special considerations; see Walker v. John Doe, 2014 BCSC 294.
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