How is the reasonableness of a rejection of an offer without reference to the ultimate decision after trial?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Smith v. Neil, 2015 BCSC 572 (CanLII):

The court is to assess the reasonableness of the rejection of the offer without reference to the ultimate decision after trial: Cairns v. Gill, 2011 BCSC 420, at para. 18.

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