What is the current state of the law on awarding costs in a multi-issue proceeding?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sohi v. Sohi, 2017 BCSC 720 (CanLII):
In Fotheringham v. Fotheringham, 2001 BCSC 1321 [Fotheringham], Bouck J. summarized the accepted four-step approach for determining whether costs should be awarded in a multi-issue proceeding:
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