Rule 36.21 Cases in which the offeror’s costs have been limited to court feesF1F2
This rule applies in any case where the offeror is treated as having filed a costs budget limited to applicable court fees, or is otherwise limited in their recovery of costs to such fees.
(Rule 3.14 provides that a litigant may be treated as having filed a budget limited to court fees for failure to file a budget.)
“Costs” in rules 36.13(5)(b), 36.17(3)(a) and 36.17(4)(b) shall mean—
in respect of those costs subject to any such limitation, 50% of the costs assessed without reference to the limitation; together with
any other recoverable costs.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 36 substituted (6.4.2015) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 8) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/3299), rule 2(c), Sch. 1 (with rule 18)
- F2
Rule 36.21 omitted and rule 36.23 renumbered as rule 36.21 by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/572), rules 1(1), 12(8)(9)(b) (with rule 2)
Notes on Part 36
Textual amendments
- F2
Words in Pt. 36 Table of Contents substituted (1.10.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/572), rules 1(1), 12(1) (with rule 2)
- F3
Words in Pt. 36 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 19(1)