CLAIMANT BEATS ITS OWN PART 36 OFFER: DEFENDANT PAYS THE PRICE: OFFER BEATEN BY £4,800 LEADS TO DEFENDANT PAYING AN ADDITIONAL £65,000 – & INDEMNITY COSTS, & ADDITIONAL INTEREST…

In  Hochtief (UK) Construction Ltd & Anor v Atkins Ltd [2019] EWHC 3028 (TCC)  Mrs Justice O'Farrell considered the consequences of a claimant being its own Part 36 offer.  The claimant beat its own offer by a small amount but still gained considerable advantages.

"The fact that the JV beat the...