THE DISCLOSURE OF PART 36 OFFERS: IS THE DATE OF AN OFFER PART OF ITS “TERMS”? A QUESTION THAT HAS SOME PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES: THE HIGH COURT CONSIDERS THE ISSUE

The rules allow the parties to disclose the existence of a Part 36 offer after a split trial. However the judge cannot be told the "terms" of the offer.  Here the court considered the interesting (and important) issue of whether the date of the offer came within the meaning of its "terms".  This was...