What is the discretionary nature of a Master's order for costs?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Knox v. Silver Pacific Investments Inc., 2016 BCSC 1280 (CanLII):

The Court of Appeal in Wright v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2014 BCCA 309, also notes the discretionary nature of a Master’s order for costs.

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