In depriving the Defendant of double
costs Madam Justice Sharma expressed concern about the Defendant's reluctance to include full costs in their offers and noted as follows:
In finding the refusal was unreasonable and ordering double
costs Madam Justice Dillon set out the following test to be utilized in these circumstances along with the following reasons:
In rejecting this argument and awarding double
costs Madam Justice Brown provided the following reasons:
Not exact matches
Madam Faustina Mensah Frimpong, a tomato seller, blamed the price hike to high production and transportation
cost.
In Romaine v. Romaine, the trial judge,
Madam Justice Smith, dealt with the issue of
costs at 35 E.T.R. (2d) 218.
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S046956, November 19, 1998,
Madam Justice Martinson ratified her previous award of special
costs to an estate beneficiary, by making those
costs payable by the executor personally, rather than by the estate.
55 This Court summarized the jurisdiction to award
costs against a non-party in Perez, where
Madam Justice Rowles said:
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Madam Justice Humphries declined to allow this and instead awarded the Plaintiff
costs for both trials despite not besting ICBC's offer.
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Madam Justice MacNaughton of the Supreme Court of British Columbia agreed with our submissions and dismissed ICBC's application with
costs.
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Madam Justice Bruce disagreed and awarded the Defendants
costs and disbursements from the date of the offer onward and stripped the Plaintiff of her
costs and disbursements of the trial.
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Madam Justice Fitzpatrick noted that the underlying «behaviour modification objective» of the Rules of Court override any sympathy to the Plaintiff and levied substantial
costs consequences.
In Kim v. Hong, 2013 BCSC 2248,
Madam Justice Griffin found that deceiving the court, defying Court Orders and conducting aspects of the litigation with an improper motive in order to intimidate, exhaust or financially drain the other party, were sufficient justification for an award of special
costs.
Madam Justice Ross reviewed the circumstances in which amendments to pleadings will not be permitted: (1) they would cause serious prejudice that can not be repaired by payment of
costs; (2) the amendment would be hopeless; (3) it would add a new cause of action or party outside of the limitation period; and (4) it indicates bad faith (Canadian Deposit Insurance Corp v Canadian Commercial Bank, 2000 ABQB 440 at para 11, 82 Alta LR (3d) 382)(ATA, para 24).
Madam Justice Gropper considered the law of special
costs in Westsea Construction Ltd. v. 0759553 B.C. Ltd., 2013 BCSC 1352at paras. 27 - 37, where she concurred that the single standard for the awarding of special
costs is that the conduct in question properly be categorized as «reprehensible».
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The Defendant was awarded
costs with
Madam Justice Ross giving ICBC the benefit of this
costs award.
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Applying for a job is a deeply personal process and as such, «Dear Sir or
Madam» should be avoided at all
costs.
Dear Sir /
Madam, I bring you a positive and energetic work approach and an exemplary blend of talents in the areas of financial analysis, financial management,
cost containment, budget planning and administration, forecasting, contract analysis, reporting, cash flow management, financial statement preparation, regulatory compliance, risk assessment, project support, tax compliance, and variance analysis.
Dear Sir /
Madam: With a proven track record of achieving # 1 ranking in sales and employee retention while reducing
costs, I am proud to have established myself as a successful financial services executive.