In ACT personal injury proceedings, where both a Calderbank offer and an identical offer of compromise are made, the court will give effect to the offer of compromise and will not allow the Calderbank offer to achieve a more favourable costs outcome than the rules-based regime. An offer of compromise made prior to trial does not extend to the costs of a subsequent appeal; a fresh offer must be made in the appeal proceedings to affect appeal costs.
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