PROCEDURE - offer of compromise - whether acceptance faxed to offeror's solicitor was properly served - whether acceptance actually coming to offeror's solicitor's notice after business hours on last day was effective acceptance - offer affected by mistake of offeror's solicitor - recipient of offer did not know of mistake - whether offeror may withdraw offer despite acceptance - whether wholly contractual matter - relevance of litigation context and court's functon of ensuring just result
Acts Cited:
Evidence Act 1995 - s.160
Ritchie's Supreme Court Procedure (NSW) - para 22.5.1
Case Details
Citation[2004] NSWSC 482
CourtNSWSC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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