What is the threshold for ordering costs for improper conduct?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kandola v. University of British Columbia and others (No. 3), 2006 BCHRT 391 (CanLII):
The threshold for ordering costs for improper conduct is high, importing a notion of intentional wrongdoing or culpable action, in the sense of conduct that a reasonable person would know is wrong: Ghinis v. Crown Packaging Ltd. (No. 2), 2002 BCHRT 38, at para. 30.
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