A costs decision that puts aside an offer of compromise and instead exercises the general costs discretion to achieve finality in proceedings is not readily susceptible to appellate challenge, given the broad nature of the costs discretion and the heightened hesitancy required for leave to appeal from discretionary decisions. However, a costs decision based solely on the ground that an offer of compromise was 'slender' would be arguable, since the rules do not require a minimum level of discount.
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