Can a party be denied costs for giving false evidence on examination for discovery?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Antonio v. Federici, 2002 BCSC 545 (CanLII):
In Brown v. Lowe, Madam Justice Southin, with whom Madam Justice Ryan concurred, found that the party in question ought to have been deprived of costs as a result of having given false evidence on examination for discovery. Madam Justice Southin stated:
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