Officeworks Ltd v Christopher (No 2)

[2019] NSWCA 131

NSW Court of Appeal

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Interrogate

Catchwords

1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Costs
3. › Offer of compromise
4. › Defendant's offer more favourable than judgment obtained by plaintiff
5. › Whether closing date for acceptance reasonable in the circumstances
6. › Whether court should 'order otherwise'
7. › Indemnity costs from day after offer
8. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 42.13A, 42.15

Quick Take

An offer of compromise made shortly before trial with a closing date giving the offeree a long weekend to consider it may satisfy the requirement under UCPR r 20.26(5) that the closing date be reasonable in the circumstances.

Case Details

Citation[2019] NSWCA 131

CourtNSWCA

JurisdictionNew South Wales

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