Need to change your Pt 36 offer? Emily Hillson provides guidance
Before even thinking of changing a Pt 36 offer I suggest you wrap a cold towel around your head. I hope that the cold towel and this article will help you understand the effects of changing a Pt 36 after the relevant period, the factors that should be taken into account when deciding whether to change an offer, and how to respond to an offer that has been changed.
Changing a Pt 36 offer after the relevant period
The effects of changing a Pt 36 offer differ depending on whether the offer is changed to make the terms more or less advantageous to the offeree. The differences can be illustrated by the following two scenarios. The backdrop to each is that a litigant has previously made a Pt 36 offer which relates to the whole of the claim, but developments in the case mean that the offer is now inappropriate.
- Scenario 1: the offeror’s chances of beating their earlier
