F1PART 36OFFERS TO SETTLE

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F2SECTION II Claims to Which Sections VI, VII, or VIII of Part 45 Apply

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Scope of this Section and definitions36.22

1

This Section applies where a claim is one to which Section VI, Section VII or Section VIII of Part 45 applies.

2

In this Section—

a

“fixed cost medical report” and “soft tissue injury claim” have the meaning ascribed by paragraph 1.1(10A) and (16A) respectively of the RTA Protocol;

b

for the purposes of rules 36.23 and 36.24, a defendant’s Protocol offer is either—

i

defined in accordance with rules 36.26 and 36.27; or

ii

if the claim leaves the Protocol before the Court Proceedings Pack Form is sent to the defendant—

aa

the last offer made by the defendant before the claim leaves the Protocol; and

bb

deemed to be made on the first business day after the claim leaves the Protocol; and

c

reference to—

i

the “Court Proceedings Pack Form” is a reference to the form used in the Protocol; and

ii

“business day” is a reference to a business day as defined in rule 6.2.