The proper treatment of settlement communications that are not Calderbank offers (and may not be offers at all) in the exercise of the costs discretion raises questions of general importance warranting appellate review. An alleged error in a costs order that goes only to the weight afforded to relevant factors, rather than a failure to take them into account, is insufficient to warrant a grant of leave to appeal.
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