Court Costs and Substantial Success
October 29, 2019 No Comments
When there is divided success between the parties after a trial, and a dispute arises as to entitlement to court costs, the courts often look
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No Special Costs Awarded in Lost Undue Influence Claim
October 25, 2019 No Comments
In Webber v Sullivan 2019 BCSC 1784 the court declined to award special costs to a defendant who successfully defended a claim brought by plaintiff
Cost Risk in Contested Committeeships
June 22, 2019 No Comments
Ellis v. BC Public Guardian and Trustee 2019 BCSC 1006 is an example of the risk of cost awards to the losing party in a
Apportionment of Costs
June 18, 2019 No Comments
Norkhum v Fletcher 2019 BCSC 922 -1(15) held that the court has a broad discretion to apportion costs to achieve a just result. The factors
Probate Fees and Capital Gains Taxes
August 30, 2018 No Comments
Re the Estate of Wilma Bouma 2018 BCSC 1466 involved in application brought by the administrator of the estate of the deceased for an order
Contesting Estate Legal Fees
February 12, 2018 No Comments
Beneficiaries of an estate ordinarily have standing to contest legal bills if an executor seeks to be indemnified for the lawyer’s bill from the estate.
Failed Undue Influence Claims and Special Costs
May 14, 2016 No Comments
Special costs are frequently awarded against failed litigants of undue influence claims, but this was not the case in our Allart estate v Allart 2016
Court Costs Summarized
April 8, 2016 No Comments
LeClair v Mibrella Inc. 2011 BCSC 533 summarized the law of court costs and it was recently re cited in Parmar Estate v Tiwari 2016
Court Refuses Special Costs But Awards Increased Costs On Scale C
May 24, 2012 No Comments
In our previous blog we discussed the award of special costs made against an estate administrator who breached his duties. In Antrobus v Antrobus 2012 BCSC