Where two separate money judgments are given with a set-off order, 'the amount for which judgment is given' for the purposes of s 100(5) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) is the individual judgment sum, not the net balance after set-off. The state of the pleadings at the time a Calderbank offer is made is relevant to whether rejection was unreasonable. A party seeking interest on costs must explain the reasons for the protracted nature of proceedings, not merely point to the fact of delay and expenditure.
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