What principles guide the court when determining whether to award double costs?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Johnson v. Jamieson, 2015 BCSC 648 (CanLII):

In Hartshorne v. Hartshorne, 2011 BCCA 29 the Court of Appeal explained principles to guide the court when determining whether to award double costs:

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