Can a judge order special costs of the whole proceeding?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from 567 Hornby Apartment Ltd. v. Le Soleil Hospitality Inc., 2016 BCSC 1340 (CanLII):
In Hoffman v. Percheson, 2011 BCSC 1175, Madam Justice Griffin confirmed the trial judge’s jurisdiction to award special costs of the whole proceeding notwithstanding the terms of earlier interlocutory orders.
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