Article 9 Amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

in paragraph (4), for “rule 36.20” substitute “rule 36.20(1)(a)” and

after paragraph (4), insert—

“(4A)

For the purposes of rule 36.20(1)(c), where the court is determining whether the claimant has failed to obtain a judgment which is more advantageous than the Part 36 offer made under rule 36.2A, the amount of any lump sum paid into court which it takes into account is to be the amount of the gross sum specified in the Part 36 payment notice.”