In order to establish a plea of tender before, the defendant had, in addition to making the actual payment into court, also to serve on the claimant the formal notice required under the rules to say that the payment had been made. In the absence of such, he achieved no protection form an award of costs. Notification by means of the pleadings in the action was not sufficient.
Citations:
Times 10-Dec-1999
Statutes:
Rules of the Supreme Court Ord 18 R 16
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice, Costs
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.81012