What are the costs for preparation for and attendance at a trial?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from M.A.G. v. P.L.M., 2014 BCSC 126 (CanLII):
As a result, I order the claimant to pay the full amount of the court hearing costs for all of the trial days, together with the respondent’s taxable costs for preparation for and attendance at one day of the trial: see Gaita v. Gaita, 2008 BCSC 1111.
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