In what circumstances can the court award special costs in a personal injury case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hochsteiner v. Kilback, 2014 BCSC 167 (CanLII):
In the more recent decision of Mayer v. Osborne Contracting Ltd., 2011 BCSC 914, Mr. Justice Walker listed the circumstances in which the court may award special costs at para. 11:
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