Is there any restraint to exercised when considering an application for special costs?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dong v Hofer, 2018 BCSC 77 (CanLII):
In Grewal v. Sandhu, 2012 BCCA 26 at paras. 106-108, our Court of Appeal discussed the restraint to be exercised in considering an application for special costs, and noted that such an award is punitive, not compensatory:
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