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For more tips on conducting a trial in Supreme Court, see the Legal Services Society of British Columbia’s online resource: [https://familylaw.lss.bc.ca/bc-legal-system/legal-help/if-you-have-go-court/supreme-court/schedule-and-prepare-your-supreme Schedule and Prepare for your Supreme Court Trial]. | For more tips on conducting a trial in Supreme Court, see the Legal Services Society of British Columbia’s online resource: [https://familylaw.lss.bc.ca/bc-legal-system/legal-help/if-you-have-go-court/supreme-court/schedule-and-prepare-your-supreme Schedule and Prepare for your Supreme Court Trial]. | ||
=== | === Costs and disbursements === | ||
There is a distinction between costs and disbursements. | After a judge has delivered the decision, a party can ask the court to provide a ruling on costs. This is where Rule 16-1 of the Supreme Court Family Rules becomes important, along with [http://canlii.ca/t/8mcr#Appendix_B___Costs__1266142 Appendix B] with its schedule containing a tariff (with dollar values) for various litigation process steps. There is a distinction between ''costs'' for legal fees and ''disbursements''. Both are dealt with in Rule 16-1. Costs awarded for legal fees are intended as a partial payment of the legal fees of the successful party. You will sometimes hear these referred to as ''taxable costs''. Disbursements are the out-of-pocket expenses such as court filing fees, witness fees, traveling and subsistence expenses, experts' fees, fees for medical/legal reports, and the like. | ||
The usual rule is that the successful party will be awarded their costs and disbursements, but there are many exceptions. | |||
A typical award of costs rarely amounts to more than approximately 30% of a party's actual legal fees. Generally, most disbursements are recoverable, although there are some exceptions. A successful party can expect to recover about 80–90% of actual out-of-pocket expenses. | |||
A party can ask the judge for a ruling on costs after the judge has delivered the decision. | A party can ask the judge for a ruling on costs after the judge has delivered the decision. | ||
For more information about costs, see the Legal Services Society | For more information about costs, see the Legal Services Society's Family Law website's information page [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4649 "If you have to go to court"], under the section "Costs and expenses". | ||
==Resources and links== | ==Resources and links== |