Jones v. Jones

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, bcca, 2026bcca356, 2026 bcca 356 (canlii), 2026, bcca, 356, (canlii), ca49227, 2026, procedure, costs on appeal, court of appeal act, s. 44, costs follow the event, whether the successful respondent is entitled to costs of the appeal, successful respondent obtains dismissal of the appeal (venables v. venables), discretion to make a contrary order, costs of the appeal awarded, procedure, costs on cross appeal, successful party, whether the appellant is entitled to costs of the cross appeal where the court declined to determine it, claims and counterclaims viewed separately for costs (venables v. venables, litt v. gill), cross appeal issues remained live until the appeal was determined, costs of the cross appeal awarded, procedure, assessment and set, off of costs, separate analyses, whether appeal and cross appeal costs should be assessed and offset given disparity in breadth, appeal dominant focus but issues distinct and required separate analyses, reliance on surrey (district of) and commonwealth investors considered, just result is net recovery after offset, costs assessed and offset