Is there an obvious unmeritorious claim in this application?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from XY, LLC v. Canadian Topsires Selection Inc., 2015 BCSC 1616 (CanLII):
XY seeks special costs of this application, citing Stach v. Younger, 2009 BCSC 476 where there was an “obviously unmeritorious claim”. In that case, the court found that there was reprehensible conduct and awarded special costs. This result is opposed by the Vanderwal Defendants.
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