In what circumstances can a court order special costs for a breach of contract?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Nielsen (Re), 2020 BCSC 79 (CanLII):

In Gichuru v. Smith, 2014 BCCA 414, our Court of Appeal held that special costs may be ordered where there has been no wrongdoing and may arise from the terms of a contract: para. 90.

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