Additional reasons on costs following successful summary judgment motion by second defendant, CIBC. CIBC argued for substantial indemnity on basis of Offers to Settle.
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Puri Consulting Limited v. Kim Orr Barristers PC, 2015 ONCA 727 (CanLII)
In this appeal, the Court of Appeal found that even if the plaintiff’s offer to settle does not specifically provide for the inclusion of costs, the plaintiff would be entitled to it pursuant to rule 49.07(5)(b). Further, even if words in the offer are believed to be ambiguous or unambiguous, the meaning of those words can only be properly ascertained by considering the entire context in which the offer was made.
