Is 25 cents per page reasonable on party/party assessments for special costs assessments?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Perone v. Baron, 2012 BCSC 912 (CanLII):

It follows that if 25 [cents] per page is reasonable on a party/party assessment, it is more than reasonable in the assessment of special costs. Traditionally, the registrars have allowed 30 [cents] per page in special costs assessments: Giulani v. Saville, supra.

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