Somani v. Jilani

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeHonourable Madam Justice Sharma
Citation2018 BCSC 1331
Date09 August 2018
Docket NumberS152434

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4 practice notes
  • Gichuru v. Purewal
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • March 1, 2021
    ...to be made sparingly and are a matter of judicial discretion. Although a lay litigant may be entitled to special costs (Somani v. Jilani, 2018 BCSC 1331), I am not persuaded that I should make that [9] The basis for the special costs claim here relates to conduct which the plaintiff says is......
  • K.S.P. v J.T.P.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • November 4, 2025
    ...been conservative relative to her actual costs, as her actual costs were double the costs sought (at para. 82). 63 In Somani v. Jilani, 2018 BCSC 1331, Justice Sharma awarded costs at Scale C (matters of more than ordinary difficulty) as well as increased costs at 1.5 the normal value under......
  • Chartier v Bibeau
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Manitoba)
    • January 17, 2022
    ...Jaffer, 2018 BCSC 85 Hee Creations Group Ltd v Chow, 2018 BCSC 260 Salager v Dye & Durham Corporation, 2018 BCSC 438 Somani v Jilani, 2018 BCSC 1331 Hall v Razutis, 2019 BCCA 341 Holden v Hanlon, 2019 BCSC 622 Rook v Halcrow, 2019 BCSC 2253 Hudson v Myong, 2020 BCSC 517 Marion v Louie, ......
  • Premier Finance Ltd. v. Ginther
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 24, 2022
    ...of pleadings in defamation actions: Weaver at paras. 63-65. A defendant cannot raise a defence they have not pleaded: Somani v. Jilani, 2018 BCSC 1331 at para. 264; McVeigh v. Boeriu, 2011 BCSC 400 at para. 61. [12] In the reviews, Mr. Ginther says that the plaintiffs defrauded and scammed ......
3 cases
  • Gichuru v. Purewal
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • March 1, 2021
    ...to be made sparingly and are a matter of judicial discretion. Although a lay litigant may be entitled to special costs (Somani v. Jilani, 2018 BCSC 1331), I am not persuaded that I should make that [9] The basis for the special costs claim here relates to conduct which the plaintiff says is......
  • Premier Finance Ltd. v. Ginther
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 24, 2022
    ...of pleadings in defamation actions: Weaver at paras. 63-65. A defendant cannot raise a defence they have not pleaded: Somani v. Jilani, 2018 BCSC 1331 at para. 264; McVeigh v. Boeriu, 2011 BCSC 400 at para. 61. [12]       In the reviews, Mr. Ginther says that t......
  • Chartier v Bibeau
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Manitoba)
    • January 17, 2022
    ...Jaffer, 2018 BCSC 85 Hee Creations Group Ltd v Chow, 2018 BCSC 260 Salager v Dye & Durham Corporation, 2018 BCSC 438 Somani v Jilani, 2018 BCSC 1331 Hall v Razutis, 2019 BCCA 341 Holden v Hanlon, 2019 BCSC 622 Rook v Halcrow, 2019 BCSC 2253 Hudson v Myong, 2020 BCSC 517 Marion v Louie, ......