Background:
Jadwinder Singh Chandi and Yu Lin Zhao were involved in a dispute over a farm property in Delta, British Columbia. The dispute arose after the property was expropriated by the municipality. Ms. Zhao claimed Mr. Chandi owed her money related to the property purchase, leading to a series of court orders regarding the distribution of expropriation funds.

Legal Issues:
The case revolved around two main issues:

1. Whether Ms. Zhao was entitled to the remaining interest accrued from the expropriation funds held by the court.
2. The appropriate allocation of costs related to multiple applications for payment out of those funds.

Court's Decision:
The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed Mr. Chandi’s appeal, upholding the payment of approximately $29,131.02 in interest to Ms. Zhao. The court found this amount should reduce Mr. Chandi’s debt to Ms. Zhao as per previous judgments.

Costs Award:
Ms. Zhao successfully cross-appealed the lower court’s decision, which had awarded her only 2/3 of her costs on Scale B. The Court of Appeal substituted this with an order granting her full party and party costs on Scale A. The total costs awarded to Ms. Zhao amounted to $105,042.39, with an additional $64,144.98 paid out from court-held funds in partial satisfaction of her costs. Both parties bore their own costs for the appeal.