Can an offeror be awarded costs or double costs from the date of the offer?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rosewall v Sechelt (District of), 2022 BCSC 448 (CanLII):
Sometimes the court may find that an offer was not one that ought reasonably to have been accepted, but it is nevertheless appropriate that the offeror be awarded costs in the case of a defendant, or double costs in the case of a plaintiff from the date of the offer. This was the outcome in Bailey v. Jang, 2008 BCSC 1372; in Kobetitch; and in Lotimer v. Johnston, 2020 BCSC 119.
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