Is there any case law that would require the court to order costs that follow the event?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Allart Estate v. Allart, 2016 BCSC 768 (CanLII):
In addition, it is clear that the financial circumstances of the parties are not grounds for the court to depart from the normal rule that costs follow the event: Latkin v. Vancouver (City), 2014 BCSC 484 at paras. 24-29.
Depriving a successful party of costs should be limited to exceptional circumstances, not merely imperfect conduct or cases of questionable judgment. Conduct similar to that which justifies special costs against an unsuccessful party can justify depriving a successful party of costs: Parmar at para. 9; McKay v. Marx, 2012 BCSC 484 at para. 33.
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