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High Court rejects Clifford’s attempt to slash costs through “inadequate” Calderbank offer
The High Court has rejected jailed publicist Max Clifford’s attempt to limit its costs to only £5,000 in a privacy claim by making an “inadequate” Calderbank offer. Deputy Judge Spearman said an “appropriate part 36 offer” would have protected the defendant.
Calderbank offers not the same as part 36, appeal judges rule in £19m costs battle
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the effect of a Calderbank offer is not the same as a Part 36 offer, in a battle over a massive £19m in costs from an intellectual property dispute.
