What are the requirements for special costs in personal injury cases?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Malik v. Eagle Mountain Farms (A Partnership), 2021 BCCA 379 (CanLII):
Special costs may be ordered in the following circumstances: (a) where a party pursues a meritless claim and is reckless with regard to the truth; See also Beach Estate v. Beach, 2018 BCSC 1108 at para. 71, rev’d on other grounds 2019 BCCA 277.
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