What is the process of determining substantial success when making a cost assessment under Rule 16-1(7) of the BCSC?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sohi v. Sohi, 2017 BCSC 720 (CanLII):
In MacLean v. Mio, 2011 BCSC 148 [MacLean], Mr. Justice Pearlman described the process of determining “substantial success” when making costs assessments under Rule 16-1(7), which deals with costs following the event, in cases involving multiple issues as follows:
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