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Family law 2024 BCSC 1270

J.M.I. v. B.G.I.

On costs after a family law trial, the claimant was awarded Scale C costs, double costs after August 2, 2021, and assessed disbursements including $6,366.88.

  • Costs follow the event
  • Scale c costs
  • Double costs under offers to settle
  • Offers to settle
  • Disclosure and sanction for non-disclosure
  • Assessment by registrar
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Contract 2023 BCSC 2275

Parker Cove Properties Limited Partnership v. Gerow

Costs decision after summary trial in a sublease dispute. The court ordered costs for the successful defendants at Scale C, denied special costs, and declined to decide contractual costs.

  • Sublease breach
  • Special costs
  • Scale c costs
  • Contractual indemnity for costs
  • Adjournment of costs pending appeal
  • Costs-law
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Civil procedure 2023 BCSC 1043

Chavez-Salinas v. Tower

The court refused Scale C costs and fixed costs at Scale B, finding the personal injury action was lengthy and hard-fought but still of ordinary difficulty.

  • Scale c costs
  • Costs assessment
  • Contributory negligence
  • Credibility and competence
  • Litigation guardian
  • Costs-assessment
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Civil procedure 2023 BCSC 776

Bang v. Kim

The court split costs between two motions: each side bore its own costs on the pleadings strike, while the defendants by counterclaim recovered Scale C costs on the successful jurisdiction application.

  • Striking pleadings
  • Jurisdiction
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Scale c costs
  • Apportionment of costs
  • Costs
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Civil forfeiture 2021 BCSC 1574

British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. Angel Acres Recreation and Festival Property Ltd.

The court awarded the defendants Scale C costs with an uplift for most steps in long-running civil forfeiture litigation, and ordered one combined set of costs after joinder.

  • Scale c costs
  • Increased costs (appendix b s.2(5))
  • Joinder
  • Costs assessment
  • Admissibility of billing evidence
  • Ultra vires challenge
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Civil litigation 2020 BCSC 1811

LeRoy v. TimberWest Forest Corp.

The court held this 43-day post-trial costs matter was more than ordinarily difficult and awarded the defendants party-and-party costs on Scale C.

  • Scale c costs
  • Party and party costs
  • Pre-trial applications
  • Document production
  • Examinations for discovery
  • Damages
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Administrative law 2018 BCCA 267

Gichuru v. Purewal

The Court of Appeal varied a chambers order, granted leave to appeal one costs order, and allowed that appeal because costs were wrongly ordered after recusal and Scale C could not punish.

  • Recusal
  • Security for costs
  • Special costs
  • Scale c costs
  • Leave to appeal
  • Vexatious litigant
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Civil procedure 2017 BCSC 1698

Pixhug Media Inc. v. Steeves

Costs reasons after a successful application to set aside a Mareva injunction. The court ordered the defendants’ costs assessed by the Registrar at Scale C, payable forthwith and in any event of the cause.

  • Mareva injunction
  • Special costs
  • Security for costs
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Assessment of solicitor's fees
  • Scale c costs
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Defamation 2016 BCSC 949

Casses v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Costs reasons in defamation actions: special costs were awarded against the individual defendants, CBC received Scale C costs, and some settlement offers triggered double costs.

  • Special costs
  • Scale c costs
  • Offers to settle and rule 9-1
  • Aggravated and punitive damages
  • Fair comment defence
  • Special-costs
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Defamation 2015 BCSC 43

Canuck Security Services Ltd. v. Gill

Costs reasons after trial in a defamation and wage dispute: the defendant was awarded Scale C costs and double costs after June 1, 2012.

  • Offer to settle
  • Double costs
  • Scale c costs
  • Special costs
  • Employment standards act compliance
  • Document disclosure
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