In what circumstances will a court award costs on an indemnity basis or solicitor-client basis rather than party-party basis?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Vanmaele Estate (Re), 2018 ABQB 840 (CanLII):

… In Jackson v. Trimac Industries Ltd … Hutchinson J. said at p. 172: In order for costs to be awarded on an indemnity basis or even on a solicitor-client basis, as opposed to a party-party basis, the court must conclude that the case fits within the parameters of a rare and exceptional or unusual case.

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