What are the circumstances in which special costs may be ordered under Rule 9-5 of the Rules of Civil Procedure?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hoessmann Estate v Aldergrove Credit Union, 2018 BCSC 256 (CanLII):
Outside the ambit of Rule 9-5, in Mayer v. Osborne Contracting Ltd., 2011 BCSC 914, Walker J. at para. 11 detailed circumstances in which special costs may be ordered as follows:
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