The British Columbia Supreme Court ordered uplift costs to an employee who brought a successful claim for wrongful dismissal.
The Court held that:
…the plaintiff has been put to considerable expense, delay and stress of litigation – particularly in comparison to the amount in issue. He was confronted with a vigorous defence…which included allegations of dishonourable conduct that neither of the defendants was able to support with admissible evidence. Those allegations required a significant and unusual amount of effort to defend. An award of costs on the ordinary scale would be unjust. In my view, this is an appropriate case for an award of uplift costs.
Read about the ruling: https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/25/14/2025BCSC1401.htm