What is the effect of the registrar’s exercise of discretion in assessing disbursements?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Brown v Goodacre, 2019 BCSC 1008 (CanLII):

There has been considerable judicial commentary with respect to the registrar’s exercise of discretion in the assessment of disbursements. The most succinct summary of the applicable of principles is found in Turner v. Whittaker, 2013 BCSC 712, para. 5:

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