What is the test for a plaintiff to accept a walk-away offer?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Burnett v. Moir, 2012 BCSC 1286 (CanLII):
While the plaintiff’s prospect of success was not great, and was lessened by the decision in Wellington v. Ontario, it could not be said that it was so lacking in merit to require the plaintiff to accept a walk-away offer.
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