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] is to include an offer to pay or accept –

(i) [Rule 281 Amended by S.R. 2017, No. 101, Applied:20 Dec 2017] 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] 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] 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 .