CLARIFICATION OF A PART 36 OFFER HAS A MAJOR EFFECT ON COSTS

CPR 36.8 STATES "(1) The offeree may, within 7 days of a Part 36 offer being made, request the offeror to clarify the offer".  In Bailes -v- Bloom (23/11/2015, Simler J QBD)* the fact that clarification had been provided had a major impact upon the order for costs. KEY POINTS

A Part 36 offer had to...