Is a respondent required to admit liability in the context of a settlement offer or agreement?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gerrard v. Olive’s Market Whistler and others, 2015 BCHRT 102 (CanLII):
Certainly respondents are not required to admit liability in the context of settlement offers or agreements and such a clause does not render settlement unreasonable: Fitch, para. 54; Grant v. Fortis BC and others, 2009 BCHRT 336.
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