What are the factors used to determine whether to award special costs in a personal injury case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Marwood v Bumpercheck Identification Systems Inc., 2018 BCSC 16 (CanLII):

The defendants and plaintiff referred to the various factors for consideration in determining whether to award special costs which are conveniently summarized by Walker J. in Mayer v. Osborne Contracting Ltd., 2011 BCSC 914.

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