281Form of offer

### 281 Form of offer > An offer of compromise – > > > > (a) is to be in writing; and > > > > > (b) is to contain the following: > > > > > > > > (i) the title of the proceeding to which it relates; > > > > > > > > > (ii) the name of the party making the offer; > > > > > > > > > (iii) the name of the party to whom the offer is made; > > > > > > > > > (iv) a statement that it is served in accordance with this Part; and > > > > > (c) [*\[Rule 281 Amended by S.R. 2016, No. 122, Applied:11 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-11/sr-2016-122#GS6@EN) is to include an offer to pay or accept – > > > > > > > > (i) [*\[Rule 281 Amended by S.R. 2017, No. 101, Applied:20 Dec 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-12-20/sr-2017-101#GS8@Hpa@EN) the whole, or a stated proportion, of a party's costs on a specified scale; or > > > > > > > > > (ii) [*\[Rule 281 Amended by S.R. 2017, No. 101, Applied:20 Dec 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-12-20/sr-2017-101#GS8@Hpb@EN) the whole, or a stated proportion, of a party's costs on a scale to be determined by the Court or a judge following acceptance of the offer; or > > > > > > > > > (iii) [*\[Rule 281 Amended by S.R. 2017, No. 101, Applied:20 Dec 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-12-20/sr-2017-101#GS8@Hpc@EN) the whole, or a stated proportion, of a party's costs in a specified sum; or > > > > > > > > > (iv) no costs; and > > > > > (d) is to specify the cause or causes of action to which the offer relates; and > > > > > (e) is to state whether or not the offer is made in addition to any payment into Court previously made by the offerer under [Part 8](#HP8@EN) .