Andrew Downie recently presented a seminar on offers of compromise. The take-home message from this seminar is that the amendment to the offer of compromise rules in the Supreme Court of Victoria to allow cost inclusive offers (now consistent with the Federal Court Rules 2011) has made offers of compromise more attractive, and arguably better than “Calderbank” offers.
For further reading, visit The Civil Lawyer, by Andrew Downie.
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