278Notice time limit not complied with

278 Notice time limit not complied with (a) for a motor accident claim— (i) the court has dispensed with the obligation to exchange mandatory final offers under section 264; or (ii) the time for exchanging mandatory final offers under section 265 has closed; and (b) a party (the late party) to the motor accident claim fails to do something required to be done within a time limit for doing the thing under this chapter. (2) However, this section does not apply if— (a) the late party is the claimant; and (b) the claimant is not legally represented in relation to the claim. (3) Another party to the motor accident claim (the enforcing party) may give the late party a notice (the compliance notice) requiring the late party to do the required thing not later than 7 days after the day the late party receives the compliance notice.