In what circumstances have costs not been awarded to unsuccessful litigants?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Huang v. Drinkwater, 2005 ABQB 272 (CanLII):
The Defendants cite Turner v. Andrews, 2001 BCCA 76 in support of their contention that costs have not been awarded to unsuccessful litigants, and particularly not on a solicitor-client basis, in cases of adversarial litigation relating to pension trusts where proceedings are commenced by a small group of beneficiaries alleging breaches of trust.
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