How have special costs been awarded in a personal injury case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from T.A.O. v D.J.M, 2021 BCSC 1724 (CanLII):
As noted by Mr. Justice Walker in Mayer v. Osborne Contracting Ltd., 2011 BCSC 914 at para. 8, special costs are awarded to a litigant where the other party has engaged in reprehensible conduct; they are punitive in nature and encompass an element of deterrence.
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