What is the legal test for ordering security for costs against an individual?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from L.S. v. G.S., 2016 BCSC 1130 (CanLII):
The test for ordering security for costs against an individual is generally more stringent as compared to a corporate plaintiff. Madam Justice Dillon in Han v. Cho, 2008 BCSC 1229, referred to the exercise of the court’s discretion to award security for costs against an individual:
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