Thewlis v Groupama Insurance Co Ltd [2012] EWHC 3 (TCC)

Part 36: An offer you can’t refuse

Giles Hutt and Alex Sciannaca examine Part 36 and discuss possible reform ‘Part 36 is excessively technical and counter-intuitive to lawyers used to thinking in terms of contractual offer and acceptance, and as a result many offers are defective.’ One section of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that is generally thought to work well, but …

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CPR: Beware Part 36

Edward Rowntree looks at the need to comply with the letter of the rules Despite its original attempt to make a Part 36 offer, the claimant was able to resile from it by reason of its own failure to comply with the technicalities. Although the heading to this article ought to be unnecessary, it is …

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