CLAIMANT ACCEPTING PART 36 OFFER LATE: COURT ORDERED INDEMNITY COSTS FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN EXPIRY AND ACCEPTANCE

In Lokhova v Longmuir [2017] EWHC 3152 (QB) Mr Justice Warby considered the court's discretion when a claimant accepted a defendant's Part 36 offer late.

KEY POINTS

A court had jurisdiction to vary the normal order for costs when a claimant accepted a Part 36 offer late. On the facts of this case ...