| Case name: |
Branscombe v. British Columbia (Minister of Transportation and Highways) |
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| Jurisdiction: |
Canada - British Columbia |
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| Court: |
Expropriation Compensation Board |
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| Parties: |
Name |
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Appearing as |
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Branscombe, Kenneth Charles |
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Claimant |
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Branscombe, Rosemarie Violet |
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Claimant |
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British Columbia (Minister of Transportation and Highways) |
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Respondent |
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| Before: |
Decision maker |
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Harvey, Jeanne |
Chair |
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| Lawyers: |
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Appearing for |
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Frame, Jeffrey G. |
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Claimant |
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Macdonald, Sarah I. |
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Respondent |
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| Experts: |
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Grant, Danny R. |
Appraiser |
Claimant |
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Williams, R. |
Appraiser |
Claimant |
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| Decision: |
Application by the Claimants to the British Columbia Expropriation Compensation Board pursuant to the Expropriation Act, S.B.C. 1987, c. 23, for an order determining the amount of costs payable by the Respondent to the Claimant pursuant to a previous award of the Board. The Claimants sought a cost award totalling $105,991.85 for legal and appraisal expenses, including taxes and interest. Prior to the hearing the Respondent had advanced a sum of $75,670.32 to the Claimant on account of costs. The legal costs totalled $61,212.42 (exclusive of taxes) for services provided to the Claimants by three law firms. The Board awarded $54,587.22 plus taxes for the legal accounts. The appraisal costs totalled $37,685.39 (inclusive of taxes and interest). The Board awarded $22,552.23 plus taxes and interest for appraisal expenses. The Claimants were awarded costs incidental to the present application. |
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| ExLaw citation: |
[1994] EXLAW 69 |
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| Parallel citations: |
(1994) 54 L.C.R. 1 |
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