header-logo header-logo

Home Login E-newsletter About us
19 March 2020 / Masood Ahmed
Issue: 7879 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice
printer mail-detail

Part 36: why interest matters

© Copyright LexisNexis 2026. All Rights Reserved.
Masood Ahmed serves up a timely reminder that only offers inclusive of interest are valid under Part 36
  • The importance of ensuring that an offer incorporates the formal requirements of Part 36 in order for it to be valid and for the necessary cost consequences to apply.

Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules is a self-contained set of rules designed to encourage both the claimant and defendant to settle the claim outside of court. Part 36 offers will attract cost consequences for the offeree if he rejects the offer but subsequently fails to do better than that offer. It is therefore extremely important that any party seeking to take advantage of the relevant cost consequences should ensure that its offer strictly complies with the formal requirements under Part 36. One of the mandatory requirements under Part 36 is that the offer must be inclusive of interest. However, the interest requirement was recently challenged in King v City of London [2019] EWC Civ 2266.

Relevant rules

Part 36 makes clear that offers must include interest. The

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Read All
Sponsored by
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
Read All
NLJ this week: Property cases reshape established principles
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
NLJ this week: Stress ruling raises the bar for employers
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
NLJ this week: Can Manchesterism revive access to justice?
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
NLJ this week: Constitutional conventions tested as power changes hands
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
NLJ this week: Lawyers must become product designers
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
back-to-top-scroll