One of the most successful innovations introduced by the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) has been part 36 offers. In 2007, part 36 offers replaced payments into court as the sole mechanism under the CPR ...

Part 36 is a freestanding provision, described by the courts as a self-contained code, and to which ordinary common law principles such as mistake, estoppel and so on, do not apply. A Part 36 offer ...

Part 36 offers are designed to encourage parties to settle disputes by the making and acceptance of constructive offers. They are inherently tactical, enabling the offeror ie the offering party to ...

District Judge Chris Lethem examines part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules and offers The drive to achieve a genuine dialogue between the parties with a view to settlement is at the heart of part 36 of ...