Does the court have discretion to deny successful party costs to the estate of a deceased?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Cadwell Estate v Martin, 2021 BCSC 1089 (CanLII):

The court has discretion to deny the successful party costs to which they would otherwise be entitled: Allart Estate v. Allart, 2016 BCSC 768 at paras. 10-14 [Allart].

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