COST BITES 448: PART 36 AND FIXED COSTS: “VERY LATE” ACCEPTANCE OF A DEFENDANT’S OFFER LEADS TO THE CLAIMANT RECOVERING NO COSTS AT ALL

It was probably inevitable that there would be difficulties in the construction of fixed costs and the interplay with Part 36.  We have such a case here.  The Court had to consider the implications of the precise wording of fixed costs and the position of a claimant in relation to "very late" accept...