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WESTERN WEEKLY REPORTS Reports of Cases Decided in the Courts of Western Canada and Certain Decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada 2013-VOLUME 12 (Cited [2013] 12 W.W.R.) All cases of value from the courts of Western Canada and appeals therefrom to the Supreme Court of Canada SELECTION EDITOR Walter J. Watson, B.A., LL.B. ASSOCIATE EDITORS (Alberta) E. Mirth, Q.C. (British Columbia) Darrell E. Burns, LL.B., LL.M. (Manitoba) E. Arthur Braid, Q.C. (Saskatchewan) G.L. Gerrand, Q.C. CARSWELL EDITORIAL STAFF Cheryl L. McPherson, B.A.(HONS.) Director, Primary Content Operations Audrey Wineberg, B.A.(HONS.), LL.B. Product Development Manager Nicole Ross, B.A., LL.B. Supervisor, Legal Writing Andrea Andrulis, B.A., LL.B., LL.M. (Acting) Supervisor, Legal Writing Andrew Pignataro, B.A.(HONS.) Content Editor WESTERN WEEKLY REPORTS is published 48 times per year. Subscrip- Western Weekly Reports est publi´e 48 fois par ann´ee. 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ISSN 0049-7525 ISBN 978-0-7798-5236-9 Printed in Canada by Thomson Reuters CARSWELL, A DIVISION OF THOMSON REUTERS CANADA LIMITED One Corporate Plaza Customer Relations 2075 Kennedy Road Toronto 1-416-609-3800 Toronto, Ontario Elsewhere in Canada/U.S. 1-800-387-5164 M1T 3V4 Fax 1-416-298-5082 www.carswell.com Contact www.carswell.com/contact WESTERN WEEKLY REPORTS Reports of Cases Decided in the Courts of Western Canada and Certain Decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada [Indexed as: Lower v. Stasiuk] Scott Philip Lower, Appellant (Claimant) and Michelle Helen Stasiuk, Respondent (Respondent) and Dr. William Hay, Respondent British Columbia Court of Appeal Docket: Vancouver CA040145 2013 BCCA 389 Levine, Neilson, Groberman JJ.A. Heard: May 7, 2013 Judgment: September 6, 2013 Family law –––– Costs — Custody and access –––– Parties had one child, born November 15, 2001 — Mother initially had custody of child — In report pre- pared pursuant to s. 15 of Family Relations Act, Dr. C made certain findings and observations relating to mother’s parenting capacity and expressed concern about her anxiety and emotional needs — Mother’s psychiatrist expressed con- cern regarding impact of Dr. C’s report on mother’s chances of custody — At trial, father was granted sole custody of child — Father brought unsuccessful application to add psychiatrist as third party for purpose of seeking special costs against him — Father appealed — Appeal dismissed — Trial judge properly considered applicable test for adding party for purpose of assessing special costs — Psychiatrist did not promote litigation that would not otherwise have gone ahead, did not involve himself for his own interest, and did not set out to deliberately commit fraud on court — There was no basis to interfere with trial judge’s conclusion that witness immunity barred father’s application to add psy- chiatrist as party. Civil practice and procedure –––– Costs — Persons entitled to or liable for costs — Non-party –––– Parties had one child, born November 15, 2001 — Mother initially had custody of child — In report prepared pursuant to s. 15 of Family Relations Act, Dr. C made certain findings and observations relating to mother’s parenting capacity and expressed concern about her anxiety and emo- 2 WESTERN WEEKLY REPORTS [2013] 12 W.W.R. tional needs — Mother’s psychiatrist expressed concern regarding impact of Dr. C’s report on mother’s chances of custody — At trial, father was granted sole custody of child — Father brought unsuccessful application to add psychiatrist as third party for purpose of seeking special costs against him — Father ap- pealed — Appeal dismissed — Trial judge properly considered applicable test for adding party for purpose of assessing special costs — Psychiatrist did not promote litigation that would not otherwise have gone ahead, did not involve himself for his own interest, and did not set out to deliberately commit fraud on court — There was no basis to interfere with trial judge’s conclusion that wit- ness immunity barred father’s application to add psychiatrist as party. Cases considered by Levine J.A.: Ali v. Sidney Mitchell & Co. (1978), [1978] 3 All E.R. 1033, [1980] A.C. 198, [1978] 3 W.L.R. 849 (U.K. H.L.) — considered Anchorage Management Services Ltd. v. 465404 B.C. Inc. (1999), 1999 BCCA 771, 1999 CarswellBC 2947, 132 B.C.A.C. 72, 215 W.A.C. 72, 72 B.C.L.R. (3d) 389, 2 B.L.R.