In what circumstances will counsel be ordered to pay special costs in a personal injury action?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from A.S. v British Columbia (Director Of Child, Family and Community Services), 2017 BCSC 1175 (CanLII):

In an analogous circumstance, special costs were ordered against counsel in Gill v. Gill, 2013 BCSC 491, where evidence relating to a claim for an interest in property filed in the action before the court was inconsistent with evidence filed in another action involving the same property.

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