Is financial hardship a factor in the award of costs?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from D.M.B. v D.W.A.L, 2018 BCSC 1254 (CanLII):
While financial hardship is a factor for the court to consider in an award of costs, it is insufficient on its own for a departure from the usual rule that costs should follow the event (MacLean v. Mio, 2011 BCSC 148 at para. 47).
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