Is there any case law where special costs are not compensable but punitive?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Elder Estate v. Bradshaw, 2015 BCSC 1807 (CanLII):
Citing Grewal v. Sandhu, 2012 BCCA 26 at para. 106, the defendants point out that special costs are not compensatory, but are punitive. The defendants argue that they are not deserving of punishment.
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