Rogers v. Director of Maintenance Enforcement Program

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, ykca, 2026ykca4, 2026 ykca 4 (canlii), 2026, ykca, 4, (canlii), 24-yu913, 2026, procedure, costs, special costs, threshold and purpose, should special costs be awarded for reprehensible conduct within the appeal proceedings?, focus on conduct in the appellate litigation, not parties’ personal circumstances, alleged non‑compliance not properly before the court, immateral misstatement corrected, authorities applied, including garcia and smithies, special costs refused, procedure, costs, increased costs, court of appeal rules, 2005, s. 60, would ordinary costs be unjust, warranting increased costs?, factors from cowichan valley considered, including complexity, broader importance, and indemnity, financial hardship and pro bono retainer not determinative per brown v. black top cabs, no injustice shown, increased costs refused, procedure, costs, tariff scale, appendix b, s. 2, which scale applies where an appeal is of more than ordinary difficulty or importance?, novel legal issue with potential broader implications but narrow reach and straightforward procedure, selection among scales 1, 2 and 3 assessed, more than ordinary difficulty or importance found, costs at scale 2 ordered