The general principle that emerges from the authorities is that the parties who are aligned in interest ought to join in their defence. The awarding of more than one set of costs to parties with the same or similar interests who are nevertheless separately represented is a matter of judicial discretion: Johnson v. Pelkey (1998), 23 E.T.R. (2d) 137, 23 C.P.C. (4th) 277 at para. 35 (B.C.S.C.).
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