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26 Offer of structured settlement—legal costs
> > (1) Clause 5 of Schedule 1 to the [Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-016) extends to an offer of compromise by way of a structured settlement on a claim for personal injury damages.
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> > (2) In that case, the court is to have regard to the cost to the defendant of the proposed structured settlement as compared to the lump sum payment of damages when determining whether a reasonable offer of compromise has been made.
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> **s 26:** Ins 2002 No 92, Sch 1 \[4\]. Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.8 \[3\]; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.2 \[1\].