Does the court have to award costs to the successful party in a personal injury action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Duhamel v. Financial Institutions Commission, 2019 BCCA 400 (CanLII):
This court should follow the general rule and award costs to the successful party unless there is a principled reason to deprive that party of its costs: Staley v. Squirrel Systems of Canada, Ltd., 2012 BCSC 954.
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