269Acceptance by plaintiff of money paid into Court

### 269 Acceptance by plaintiff of money paid into Court > > (1)  Subject to [rule 270](#GS270@EN) , within 14 days after the receipt of a notice of money paid into Court or before the commencement of the trial, whichever is the earlier, a plaintiff may accept the whole or a part of the money specified in the notice in satisfaction of the claim or any cause of action to which the money relates. > > > (2)  If a plaintiff accepts money paid into Court, the plaintiff is to notify the defendant in writing. > > > (3)  On giving the defendant notice of acceptance, the plaintiff is entitled, except as otherwise provided by these rules or in the case of a person under disability subject to [rule 299](#GS299@EN) , to payment of – > > > > > > (a) the money accepted; and > > > > > > > (b) any interest earned on the money since it was paid into Court. > > > (4)  [*\[Rule 269 Subrule (4) amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS13@EN) The registrar is to pay the money to the plaintiff or, on the plaintiff's written authority, to the plaintiff's practitioner. > > > (5)  On payment to the plaintiff, all further proceedings in the claim or cause of action to which the money relates are stayed. > > > (6)  Unless the Court or a judge otherwise orders, a plaintiff may tax any costs incurred to the time of acceptance of money paid into Court and may sign judgment for those taxed costs if the plaintiff – > > > > > > (a) accepts money paid into Court in satisfaction of the claim; or > > > > > > > (b) accepts money paid into Court in respect of one or more specified causes of action and gives notice abandoning the other cause or causes of action. > > > (7)  The plaintiff must not – > > > > > > (a) tax any costs until 7 days after receiving payment of the money; or > > > > > > > (b) sign the judgment until 2 days after the taxation of those costs. > > > (8)  With the leave of a judge, a plaintiff in an action for defamation who accepts a payment into Court may make in open court a statement in terms approved by the judge. > > > (9)  This rule does not apply to an admiralty action or to any cause of action to which a defence of tender before action is pleaded.