Are severable offers helpful to the settlement process?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.C.M. v. K.C.M., 2016 ONCJ 551 (CanLII):
[39] In Paragraph 35 of Jackson v. Mayerle, 2016 ONSC 1556, Pazaratz J. writes: Offers to settle are to be encouraged, and severable offers (or offers on specific issues) are particularly helpful to the settlement process.
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