In what circumstances will the BC Supreme Court order special costs for a contractor who fails to pay the costs of a construction project?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from AM Gold Inc. v Kaizen Discovery Inc., 2021 BCSC 1777 (CanLII):

In Mayer v. Osborne Contracting Ltd., 2011 BCSC 914 [Mayer], Justice Walker noted several examples of circumstances warranting an order for special costs:

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