Offers of compromise made under the District Court Rules cannot directly support an order for indemnity costs of an appeal in the Court of Appeal, because the District Court Rules give power only to the District Court. Any claim for indemnity costs of the appeal must be grounded in the Court of Appeal's inherent jurisdiction under s 76(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1970, which requires proper argument and appropriate circumstances.
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