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In the Supreme Court, a successful party can be entitled to recover costs and disbursements from the losing party, but there are exceptions. See [http://canlii.ca/t/53h1z Rule 16-1] of the Supreme Court Family Rules. | In the Supreme Court, a successful party can be entitled to recover costs and disbursements from the losing party, but there are exceptions. See [http://canlii.ca/t/53h1z Rule 16-1] of the Supreme Court Family Rules. | ||
Costs are intended as partial payment of legal fees and normally do not amount to more than approximately 30% of a party’s actual legal fees. | Costs are intended as partial payment of legal fees and normally do not amount to more than approximately 30% of a party’s actual legal fees. | ||
Under the Supreme Court Family Rules you are awarded certain costs for specific steps taken in the proceeding and the amount depends on the difficulty. See Appendix B –Costs. | Under the Supreme Court Family Rules you are awarded certain costs for specific steps taken in the proceeding and the amount depends on the difficulty. See [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/regu/bc-reg-169-2009/latest/bc-reg-169-2009.html?resultIndex=1#Appendix_B___Costs__1266142 Appendix B –Costs] of the Supreme Court Family Rules. The categories you can claim costs for are set out in [https://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php?title=Form_F71_Bill_of_Costs Form 17 Bill of Costs] | ||
There are three levels of difficulty, less than ordinary, ordinary and more than ordinary. Ordinary difficulty is the default if the court makes no determination on difficulty. | There are three levels of difficulty, less than ordinary, ordinary and more than ordinary. Ordinary difficulty is the default if the court makes no determination on difficulty. | ||
The following is an example of costs that could be payable for a 3 day trial: | The following is an example of costs that could be payable for a 3 day trial: | ||