Is there any case law where a party has been awarded double costs for failing to accept an offer that should have been accepted?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from S.S.T. v L.M.G, 2019 BCSC 686 (CanLII):
As discussed recently in H.K. at para. 17, citing Hartshorne v. Hartshorne 2011 BCCA 29, an award of double costs is a punitive measure for a party’s failure to accept an offer that should have been accepted.
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