282Court orders in favour of claimant

282 Court orders in favour of claimant (1) This section applies if the court makes an order giving judgment in favour of the claimant against the respondent under section 279. (2) The court must order— (a) if the claimant and respondent have each made a written offer to the other party—damages worked out by adding the claimant’s last written offer to the respondent’s last written offer and dividing the total by 2; or (b) if 1 of the parties has not made a written offer—damages to be assessed by the court. (3) The court must order the respondent to pay the claimant’s costs on an indemnity basis from the day the complying notice of claim was received by the respondent’s insurer.