Does a judge have an obligation to make an offer to settle?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Krzewina v. Beaumont, 2021 ONCJ 400 (CanLII):
[23] The Family Law Rules expressly provide that depending on the conduct of the parties and the presence or absence of offers to settle, a judge may increase or decrease what would otherwise be the appropriate quantum of costs awarded, although there is no obligation to make an offer to settle. Beaver v. Hill, 2018 ONCA 840.
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