What is the current state of the law in awarding costs in estate litigation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chalmers v Chalmers Alter Ego Trust, 2018 BCSC 336 (CanLII):
The Court of Appeal in this province recently endorsed the modern approach to awarding costs in estate litigation in Hollander v. Mooney, 2017 BCCA 238, stating as follows at para. 112:
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