What is the current state of the law governing security for costs?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Hughes v. Hughes, 2011 BCSC 1569 (CanLII):

The law governing security for costs was summarized by Goepel J. in Bronson v. Hewitt, 2007 BCSC 1751. Although the court has inherent jurisdiction to order an individual resident in the jurisdiction to post security for costs, that jurisdiction should be exercised cautiously, sparingly and only under very special or egregious circumstances.

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