What are the costs of accepting an offer to settle?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from K. M. v. I. M., 2017 BCSC 716 (CanLII):
Once costs are determined pursuant to Rule 16-1(7) the cost options then set out in Rule 11-1(5) apply after delivery of an offer to settle: see Paul v. Pumble 2013 BCSC 1844 at para. 16.
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