CPR Part 36: concessions and intentions

Jockey Club Racecourse Limited v Willmott Dixon Construction Limited [2016] EWHC 167 (TCC). Report by Masood Ahmed in the Law Society Gazette 11 April


Determining the basis for costs consequences of Pt 36 offers falls under the purview of CPR r36.17. When an offer to settle made under Pt 36 is refused, for example, by a defendant, cost consequences will be awarded if the claimant achieves a better result in litigation.