What are the double costs awarded against a party for failing to accept an offer to settle?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from K.D.R.A. v. Y.J.A.A., 2015 BCSC 430 (CanLII):
Double costs are awarded as a punitive measure against a party for failing to accept an offer to settle which, under the circumstances, should have been accepted. The court must consider whether, during the time it was open for acceptance, it would have been reasonable for it to have been accepted considering whether it had ‘some relationship to the claim, whether it could be easily evaluated, and whether some rationale for the offer was provided: Hartshorne v. Hartshorne, 2011 BCCA 29.
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