What is the difference between the length of trial and the amount of double costs awarded in a personal injury case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kennedy v. Kiss and ICBC, 2006 BCSC 296 (CanLII):
The close differential between the two amounts can also be considered in terms of reasonableness, namely to support the proposition that the plaintiff’s offer was reasonable and not to have been accepted by the third party as was the case in Lee v. McGuire, favours the award of double costs. Length of Trial
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