What are some types of reprehensible conduct where special costs have been awarded?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pang v. Wu, 2017 BCSC 396 (CanLII):
One type of reprehensible conduct where special costs are frequently awarded is the allegation of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation where at the end of the day, the allegation is not proven: see Mayer v. Osborne Contracting Ltd., 2011 BCSC 914 at para. 11.
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