What is the cost of a successful claim?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Stanley Paulus Architect Inc. v. Windhill Holdings Ltd., 2016 BCSC 70 (CanLII):
The defendants agree that the court has a wide discretion in determining costs in cases of divided success and referred the court to Poirier v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., 2007 BCSC 66.
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