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Part 36 offers—correct approach when an offer is bettered only by a slim margin (Hochtief (UK) Construction v Atkins)

Published on: 15 November 2019

Table of contents

  • What are the practical implications of this case?
  • What was the background?
  • What did the court decide?
  • Case details

Article summary

Dispute Resolution analysis: The High Court has delivered an illuminating decision about the correct approach to Part 36 benefits in circumstances where the claimant at trial bettered its offer by the most slender of margins. An incidental issue was what constituted a good reason to depart from the last approved budget. Written by Professor Dominic Regan, City Law School, and special adviser to the Association of Costs Lawyers.

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