Section 171:

171. Costs of derivative action to be met by company The Court shall, on the application of the shareholder or director to whom leave was granted under section 170 to bring or intervene in the proceedings, order that the whole or part of the reasonable costs of bringing or intervening in the proceedings, including any costs relating to any settlement, compromise, or discontinuance approved under section 170, shall be met by the company unless the Court considers that it would be unjust or inequitable for the company to bear those costs.