Is there any case law where a plaintiff is entitled to double disbursements after receiving an offer to settle?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lafond v Mandair, 2017 BCSC 1081 (CanLII):
In Moore v. Kyba, 2012 BCSC 577, at para. 8, the court ruled that there was no discretion to award double disbursements after the delivery of an offer to settle.
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