Martin successfully defended against an application to apportion the costs of the trial. The award was made on the basis that Martin had been the “substantially successful party” although he had not made out one of the heads of relief he had claimed. In the result, Martin’s client was awarded $17,000 in costs plus disbursements on the basis of success at trial.
Read about the ruling: http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2014/2014bcsc1428/2014bcsc1428.pdf