Is an offer to settle for a consent dismissal order with a waiver of costs qualified as a settlement within Rule 37(B)?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Edwards v. BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2012 BCSC 1973 (CanLII):

An offer to settle for a consent dismissal order with a waiver of costs qualified as an offer to settle within Rule 37(B) (Riley v. Riley, 2010 BCSC 822).

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