Part 36 offer not a genuine attempt to settle the proceedings as a whole (Matiere SAS (a company incorporated under the laws of France) v ABM Precast Solutions Ltd)
Dispute Resolution analysis: The High Court has adopted a flexible approach to the award of enhanced cost consequences in respect of a beaten Part 36 offer which represented a genuine attempt to settle a claim but not the proceedings as a whole. Written by Phillip Patterson, barrister, Gatehouse Chambers.