What is the test for a defendant to seek costs for an application for costs after an offer to settle was made?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Harder v Poettcker, 2017 BCSC 1407 (CanLII):
The principles applicable to the court's discretion with respect to the defendant's application for costs after an offer to settle was made are described in the leading decision in Hartshorne v. Hartshorne, 2011 BCCA 29:
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