How is the court likely to set lump sum costs under Rule 14 of the Rules of Civil Procedure?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ashton v. Ashton, 2015 BCSC 1578 (CanLII):
The fixing of lump sum costs however is to be made in accordance with the tariff, given the intent of subrule (14) to avoid further costs, not to broaden judicial discretion. The exception is when an order for special costs is made. The discretion to assess costs in the latter arises from Rule 16-1(b) and the inherent jurisdiction of the court (Buchan v. Moss Management Inc., 2010 BCCA 393 at para. 12)
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