Can a plaintiff company pay defendants costs if their action fails?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bergen v. Victoria Shipyards, 2000 BCSC 130 (CanLII):
The court must consider if the plaintiff company might be unable to pay the defendants costs should its action fail. [Ruko of Canada v. CIBC, [1991] B.C.J. No. 3157 (B.C.S.C.) (Q.L.)].
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