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Can a defendant, after rejecting or counter-offering a claimant Part 36 offer, later accept the claimant Part 36 offer if it has not been withdrawn?

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A Part 36 offer will no longer be capable of acceptance where:

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    a specified deadline for acceptance of the offer has passed

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    where a notice of withdrawal has been served on the offeree within the relevant period and the relevant period has expired, or

  3. •

    where a notice of acceptance has been served before the expiry of the relevant period, but the offeror obtains court permission to withdraw or change its terms

An offeror should ensure

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