What is required for a settlement agreement to be in writing?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Johnson v. Johnson, 2015 BCSC 1783 (CanLII):
There is no need for a settlement agreement to be in writing and if it is in writing, for it to be signed by the parties to result in a binding agreement. In Quelch v. Quelch, 2012 BCSC 667, Meiklem J. stated at para 35:
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