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Late Acceptance of Part 36 Offers: the Consequences - Robert Vernon, 9 Park Place Chambers

02/03/13. Even though it is almost 6 years since the current provisions of Part 36 of the CPR came into effect, they (perhaps surprisingly) still give rise to a significant amount of litigation, particularly in relation to the prescribed consequences of acceptance (and non-acceptance) which are all too familiar to litigators. The current provisions have resulted in some difficult (and sometimes unintended) situations for litigating parties, not least due to the fact that a Part 36 offer may now be accepted at any time if it has not been withdrawn...

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