What is the range of legal fees and disbursements for the successful party to a settlement offer?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Confiant v Confiant, 2016 NSSC 322 (CanLII):
In Armoyan v. Armoyan, supra, the court held that where there is a formal offer which is not accepted, but is favorable to the successful party, that party should receive 66% of their legal fees and disbursements incurred before the settlement offer is received, along with 80% of the fees and disbursements incurred after the settlement offer.
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