An offer of compromise served in the name of a company that was deregistered at the time of service is validated by the company's subsequent reinstatement under s 601AH(5) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), which operates retrospectively. The deregistration of the offeror does not constitute a special circumstance warranting departure from the prima facie indemnity costs rule under r 26.08(2) of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic).
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