Is it unreasonable not to accept the First Offer?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wallace v Pichichero, 2021 BCSC 2347 (CanLII):
I conclude that the First Offer contained fair terms, and it was unreasonable not to accept it at the time that it issued. The offer addressed all major matters at issue, was delivered well in advance of the trial, and was sufficiently clear and comprehensive so as to allow the respondent to fairly evaluate its merits: Hartshorne v. Hartshorne, 2011 BCCA 29 at para. 27. The litigation had been ongoing for several years and the parties were thus presumably well aware of the facts underlying the issues when the First Offer was delivered.
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