In the oft-cited case of Leung v. Leung, [1993] B.C.J. No. 2909 (S.C.), Esson C.J.S.C. discussed the meaning of the term “reprehensible,” as used in the test for determining whether solicitor-client costs should be awarded. He writes as follows (at para. 5): “…’reprehensible’ is a word of wide meaning. It can include conduct which is scandalous, outrageous or constitutes misbehavior; but it also includes milder forms of misconduct. It means simply ‘deserving of reproof or rebuke’.”
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