What is the test for a successful plaintiff seeking costs on Scale C?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from X. v. Y., 2012 BCSC 37 (CanLII):
In support of his submission on this point, the plaintiff relies on the judgment in Camaso v. Egan, 2011 BCSC 954, in which the court awarded costs on Scale C to the successful plaintiff. However, that case involved a 33-day trial with numerous pre-trial and trial applications, six examinations for discovery totaling seven days, complex questions of law, and no concession on liability. Those facts render the analysis in that case distinguishable.
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