Civil Litigation · glossary

Indemnity costs

Costs assessed on the generous basis, where any doubt about whether a cost was reasonable goes to the party receiving them. A claimant whose judgment is at least as good as its own Part 36 offer gets them from the end of the relevant period. Chapter 9 · see Part 36 offer, Relevant period

Explained in Chapter 9, Offers to Settle: Part 36 and Without Prejudice Offers, of Civil Litigation.

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