*but it remains open.
Not a housing post per se, but this case concerns Part 36 offers which are a vital tool in any disrepair or nuisance claim or counterclaim, so worth a brief note for practitioners.
Gibbon v Manchester City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 726
Two joined appeals on the issue of the construction of CPR Part 36:
In Gibbon, Machester had made an offer of £1,150 in settlement. G rejected that and offered £2,500. Manchester thereafter offered £1,500, the £2,500. G rejected both offers. Manchester then formally accepted G’s initial offer of £2,500 which had not been formally withdrawn in the interim. G then purported to withdraw … Read the full post
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