In what circumstances will the court refuse to order costs for a plaintiff who failed to accept an offer of settlement?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from P.S.D. Enterprises Ltd. v. New Westminster (City), 2011 BCSC 1646 (CanLII):
In Oh v. Usher, 2010 BCSC 122, Mr. Justice Cullen refused to order costs on the basis that the offer “provided little incentive for the plaintiff to settle”. At para. 12 the court stated:
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