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Double Costs or Double Disbursements

Published by Hergott Law, on June 30, 2017

I beat my formal offer at trial. Will I be awarded double costs and double disbursements from the date of my formal offer? What if the Rule doesn’t specifically mention disbursements? In a decision released this week, Justice Dley considered

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Justifying disbursements for a Private MRI

Published by Hergott Law, on October 17, 2016

In a recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court, Master Muir (sitting as Registrar) was asked to assess disbursements for three private MRIs after a settlement in a personal injury case (Ieraci v Galllo 2016 BCSC 1611). The defendants

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Costs and disbursements where settlement is reached a week from trial

Published by Hergott Law, on October 17, 2016

How much trial preparation is reasonable? Will I recover for the expenses related to this additional preparation? In this week’s case of Perron v. Catalano 2016 BCSC 1285, the case settled a week ahead of trial. After settlement, “costs and

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If a defendant (ICBC or otherwise) requests updated clinical records or documents, should the requesting party pay upfront for the expense of obtaining them?

Published by Hergott Law, on December 17, 2015

What if the documents requested are numerous, and what if the plaintiff is charged interest on all outstanding expenses carried by his/her lawyer? In today’s BCSC masters’ chambers decision of Hickey v. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver 2015 BCSC

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