A Calderbank offer made in respect of a claim extends to cover the costs of an appeal, not just the trial. Mere failure to better a Calderbank offer is not conclusive of unreasonableness; all circumstances must be weighed. There is no practice in the NSW Court of Appeal requiring provision of a draft bill of costs before indemnity costs can be ordered.
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