What is the criteria for disbursement of party party-party costs?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Donovan v. Gunn, 2016 NSSC 234 (CanLII):

Rule 77.10 provides that party-party costs shall include reasonable and necessary disbursements. In Pink v. Davis, Coughlan, J. stated “the amount of the disbursement must be just and reasonable”.

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