What are the special costs available to plaintiffs in a personal injury action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Panghali v. Panghali, 2014 BCSC 647 (CanLII):
The plaintiffs claim special costs. They say that such costs are available where the conduct giving rise to the liability is reprehensible and criminal in nature. They cite Wiebe v. Gunderson et al, 2003 BCSC 1931, for that principle.
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