What is the standard of review for an award of special costs?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bronson v. Mason, 2011 BCCA 519 (CanLII):
This deferential standard of review is equally applicable to an award of special costs: Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9 at paras. 26-27.
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