What are the costs of making or defending a claim?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Antal v. Fard et. al., 2015 BCPC 214 (CanLII):
The rationale for not allowing a claim for costs associated with making or defending a claim was explained in Johnson v. Lamb Properties Inc. 2008 BCPC 0193 as follows:
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