The Court held that no binding settlement agreement was reached between the parties following judgment, as the defendant's purported acceptance was inconsistent with the express terms of the offer and the offer had in any event lapsed upon delivery of judgment, and accordingly ordered indemnity costs from the date of an earlier unaccepted offer of compromise pursuant to r 26.08(2) of the County Court Civil Procedure Rules 2018 (Vic).
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