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1005 Failure to comply with accepted offer
(1) If the plaintiff, as a party to an accepted offer, fails to comply with
the terms of the offer, the defendant is entitled—
(a) to a judgment or order that is appropriate to give effect to the
terms of the accepted offer; or
(b) to an order that the proceedings be dismissed, and to judgment
accordingly, as the defendant elects, unless the court orders
otherwise.
Rule 1006
(2) If the defendant, as a party to an accepted offer, fails to comply with
the terms of the offer, the plaintiff is entitled—
(a) to a judgment or order that is appropriate to give effect to the
terms of the accepted offer; or
(b) to an order that the defence be struck out, and to judgment
accordingly, as the plaintiff elects, unless the court orders
otherwise.
(3) If a party to an accepted offer fails to comply with the terms of the
offer, and a defendant in the proceedings has made a counterclaim
that is not the subject of the accepted offer, the court—
(a) may make an order or give a judgment under this rule; and
(b) may make an order as to the further conduct of proceedings on
the counterclaim it considers appropriate.