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Family law 2023 BCSC 1595

S.T. v. A.T.

The court awarded A.T. ordinary costs after trial, but refused special costs, increased costs, or any personal costs order against S.T.’s counsel.

  • Special costs
  • Increased costs
  • Ordinary costs
  • Costs assessment
  • Expert reports (s. 211)
  • Disclosure
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Family law 2023 BCSC 332

M.Y.T.C. v. L.H.N.

Costs assessment in a high-conflict family law case. The claimant received ordinary costs, disbursements, special costs, and post-judgment interest.

  • Ordinary costs
  • Special costs
  • Disbursements
  • Costs assessment
  • Rule 16-1(13) misconduct
  • Asset preservation orders
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Civil procedure 2022 BCCA 351

Martyn v. Walton

The Court of Appeal ordered partial security for special costs below and ordinary security for appeal costs, finding the appeal had merit but recovery risk remained.

  • Security for costs
  • Special costs
  • Ordinary costs
  • Stay of appeal
  • Timeliness of application
  • Costs assessment
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Wills and estates 2019 BCSC 1784

Webber v. Sullivan

Costs reasons after a wills and estates trial: Keith Sullivan received ordinary costs, not special costs, and the plaintiffs and Bryon Sullivan were left to bear their own costs.

  • Undue influence
  • Will variation
  • Wills, estates and succession act
  • Special costs
  • Ordinary costs
  • Substantial success
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Family law 2019 BCCA 24

Hellberg v. Netherclift

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for special costs, held the trial costs order could not be changed without a cross-appeal, and awarded party-and-party costs instead.

  • Relocation
  • Special costs
  • Ordinary costs
  • Misleading the court
  • Settlement offer
  • Special-costs
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Family law 2017 BCSC 2163

Paulsen v. Wober

In a parenting-time costs ruling, the court refused double costs under Rule 11-1 but awarded the respondent ordinary costs and disbursements as the more successful party.

  • Parenting time
  • Offers to settle
  • Double costs
  • Ordinary costs
  • Disbursements
  • Rule 11-1
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Civil litigation 2011 BCSC 1618

Vesuna v. British Columbia (Transportation)

Costs decision after trial dismissing a road-access claim: the plaintiff was ordered to pay ordinary costs, special costs were refused, and selected Crown disbursements were allowed.

  • Costs
  • Offer to settle
  • Special costs
  • Ordinary costs
  • Disbursements
  • Expert evidence
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Civil procedure 2005 BCCA 372

Mountain-West Resources Ltd. v. Fitzgerald

The British Columbia Court of Appeal refused special costs, held ordinary appeal costs were appropriate, and left earlier appeal costs to the prior order.

  • Special costs
  • Ordinary costs
  • Service ex juris
  • Renewal of writ
  • Costs of appeal
  • Special-costs
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Contract 1999 BCCA 765

Dobroslavic v. Timm et al.

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from a failed real estate transaction and declined to award special costs, leaving the respondents to their ordinary costs.

  • Failed real estate transaction
  • Allegation of fraud
  • Special costs
  • Ordinary costs
  • Standard of appellate review
  • Costs
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