Tsai v. Li, 2020 BCCA 264

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeHonourable Madam Justice DeWitt‑Van Oosten
Citation2020 BCCA 264
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)
Date23 September 2020
Docket NumberCA46691
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3 practice notes
  • Bilin v. Sidhu,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 17, 2022
    ...on the part of the opposing party during the course of the litigation: Gichuru v. Pallai, 2018 BCCA 78 at para. 86; Tsai v. Li, 2020 BCCA 264 at para. 16. The reprehensible conduct must be related to the conduct in the litigation and not pre-litigation conduct: Smithies Holdings I......
  • Berthin v. Berthin,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • December 29, 2020
    ...and (3) whether the proposed grounds for appeal are arguable. (Gichuru v. Pallai, 2019 BCCA 282 at para. 10 (Chambers); Tsai v. Li, 2020 BCCA 264 at para. 15 [27] The overarching consideration is the interests of justice: Price v. Robson, 2017 BCCA 419 at para. 48 (Chambers), citing Hanlon ......
  • B.L.S. v. D.J.S.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 11, 2022
    ...on the part of the opposing party during the course of the litigation: Gichuru v. Pallai, 2018 BCCA 78 at para. 86; Tsai v. Li, 2020 BCCA 264 at para. 16. Special costs are punitive in nature, and not a bonus to the winning party. The party seeking special costs bears the burden o......
3 cases
  • Bilin v. Sidhu,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 17, 2022
    ...on the part of the opposing party during the course of the litigation: Gichuru v. Pallai, 2018 BCCA 78 at para. 86; Tsai v. Li, 2020 BCCA 264 at para. 16. The reprehensible conduct must be related to the conduct in the litigation and not pre-litigation conduct: Smithies Holdings I......
  • Berthin v. Berthin,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • December 29, 2020
    ...and (3) whether the proposed grounds for appeal are arguable. (Gichuru v. Pallai, 2019 BCCA 282 at para. 10 (Chambers); Tsai v. Li, 2020 BCCA 264 at para. 15 [27] The overarching consideration is the interests of justice: Price v. Robson, 2017 BCCA 419 at para. 48 (Chambers), citing Hanlon ......
  • B.L.S. v. D.J.S.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 11, 2022
    ...on the part of the opposing party during the course of the litigation: Gichuru v. Pallai, 2018 BCCA 78 at para. 86; Tsai v. Li, 2020 BCCA 264 at para. 16. Special costs are punitive in nature, and not a bonus to the winning party. The party seeking special costs bears the burden o......

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