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PART 32 - Offers to settle - Dubai World Tribunal
Part 32 offers ­ General provisions
Part 32 Offers – Defendant’s offers
32.1 This Part contains Rules about ­
(2) the consequences where an offer to settle is made in accordance with
Rule 32.4.
32.2 Nothing in this Part prevents a party making an offer to settle in whatever way he chooses, but if that offer is not made in accordance with Rule 32.4, it will not have the consequences specified in Rules 32.27 to 32.40, and 32.48 to 32.53.
32.3 An offer to settle which is made in accordance with Rule 32.4 is called a Part 32 offer.
32.4 A Part 32 offer must­
(3) specify a period of not less than 21 days within which the defendant will be liable for the claimant’s costs in accordance with Rules 32.27 to 32.32 if the offer is accepted;
32.5 Rule 32.4(3) does not apply if the offer is made less than 21 days before the start of the trial.
32.6 An offeror may make a Part 32 offer solely in relation to liability.
32.7 In this Part
(3) ‘the relevant period’ means
(b) otherwise, the period up to end of the trial or such other period as the Tribunal has determined.
32.8 A Part 32 offer may be made at any time, including before the commencement of proceedings.
32.9 A Part 32 offer which offers to pay or offers to accept a sum of money will be treated as inclusive of all interest until
32.10 A Part 32 offer shall have the consequences set out in this Part only in relation to the costs of the proceedings in respect of which it is made.
32.11 Before expiry of the relevant period, a Part 32 offer may be withdrawn or its terms changed to be less advantageous to the offeree, only if the Tribunal gives permission.
32.12 The permission of the Tribunal must be sought by making an application under Part 23 and may be dealt with by the Registrar or by a judicial panel member or Tribunal Member. However, unless the parties agree, the application should not be heard by a judicial panel member or Tribunal Member who has been appointed to determine the claim at trial. After expiry of the relevant period and provided that the offeree has not previously served notice of acceptance, the offeror may withdraw the offer or change its terms to be less advantageous to the offeree without the permission of the Tribunal.
32.13 The offeror does so by serving written notice of the withdrawal or change of terms on the offeree.
32.14 A Part 32 offer by a defendant to pay a sum of money in settlement of a claim must be an offer to pay a single sum of money.
32.15 An offer that includes an offer to pay all or part of the sum, if accepted, at a date later than 14 days following the date of acceptance will not be treated as a
Part 32 offer unless the offeree accepts the offer.
32.16 A Part 32 offer is made when it is served on the offeree.
32.17 A change in the terms of a Part 32 offer will be effective when notice of the change is served on the offeree.
32.18 The offeree may, within 7 days of a Part 32 offer being made request the offeror to clarify the offer.
32.19 If the offeror does not give the clarification requested under 32.18 within 7 days of receiving the request, the offeree may, unless the trial has started, apply for an order that he does so (a clarification order).
32.20 An application for a clarification order should be made in accordance with Part 23 and may be dealt with by the Registrar or by a judicial panel member or Tribunal Member. However, unless the parties agree, the application should not be heard by a judicial panel member or Tribunal Member who has been appointed to determine the claim at trial.
32.21 The application notice should state the respects in which the terms of the Part 32 offer are said to need clarification.
32.22 If the Tribunal makes a clarification order, it must specify the date when the Part 32 offer is to be treated as having been made.
32.23 A Part 32 offer is accepted by serving written notice of the acceptance on theofferor and filing the notice with the Tribunal.
32.24 Subject to Rule 32.25, a Part 32 offer may be accepted at any time (whether ornot the offeree has subsequently made a different offer) unless the offeror serves notice of withdrawal on the offeree.
32.25 The Tribunal’s permission is required to accept a Part 32 offer where­
(1) Rule 32.44 applies; or
32.26 Where the Tribunal’s permission is required to accept a Part 32 offer, the permission of the Tribunal must be sought by making an application under Part 23. The application may be dealt with by the Registrar or by a judicial panel member or Tribunal Member. However, unless the parties agree, the application should not be heard by a judicial panel member or Tribunal Member who has been appointed to determine the claim at trial.
32.27 Subject to Rules 32.28 and 32.30(1), where a Part 32 offer is accepted within the relevant period the claimant will be entitled to his costs of the proceedings up to the date on which notice of acceptance was served on the offeror.
32.28 Where­
(1) a defendant’s Part 32 offer relates to part only of the claim; and
(2) at the time of serving notice of acceptance within the relevant period the claimant abandons the balance of the claim,
the claimant will be entitled to his costs of the proceedings up to the date of serving notice of acceptance unless the Tribunal orders otherwise.
32.29 Costs under Rules 32.27 and 32.28 will be assessed on the standard basis if the amount of costs is not agreed.
32.30 Where­
(2) a Part 32 offer is accepted after expiry of the relevant period,
if the parties do not agree the liability for costs, the Tribunal will make an order as to costs.
32.31 Where Rule 32.30(2) applies, unless the Tribunal orders otherwise­
32.32 The claimant’s costs include any costs incurred in dealing with the defendant’s counterclaim if the Part 32 offer states that it takes into account the counterclaim.
32.33 If a Part 32 offer is accepted, the claim will be stayed.
32.34 In the case of acceptance of a Part 32 offer which relates to the whole claim the stay will be upon the terms of the offer.
32.35 If a Part 32 offer which relates to part only of the claim is accepted­
(2) subject to Rule 32.28, unless the parties have agreed costs, the liability for costs shall be decided by the Tribunal.
32.36 If the approval of the Tribunal is required before a settlement can be binding, any stay which would otherwise arise on the acceptance of a Part 32 offer will take effect only when that approval has been given.
32.37 Any stay will not affect the power of the Tribunal­
32.38 Unless the parties agree otherwise in writing, where a Part 32 offer by a defendant that is or that includes an offer to pay a single sum of money is accepted, that sum must be paid to the offeree within 14 days of the date of acceptance.
32.39 If the accepted sum is not paid within 14 days or such other period as has been agreed the offeree may enter judgment for the unpaid sum.
32.40 Where­
(1) a Part 32 offer (or part of a Part 32 offer) which is not an offer to which Rule 32.38 applies is accepted; and
(2) a party alleges that the other party has not honoured the terms of the offer,
that party may apply to the execution judge to enforce the terms of the offer without the need for a new claim.
32.41 Rules 32.42 to 32.44 apply where the claimant wishes to accept a Part 32 offer made by one or more, but not all, of a number of defendants.
32.42 If the defendants are sued jointly or in the alternative, the claimant may accept the offer if ­
32.43 If the claimant alleges that the defendants have a several liability to him the claimant may ­
32.44 In all other cases the claimant must apply to the Tribunal for an order permitting him to accept the Part 32 offer. The application may be dealt with by the Registrar or by a judicial panel member or Tribunal Member. However, unless the parties agree, the application should not be heard by a judicial panel member or Tribunal Member who has been appointed to determine the claim at trial.
32.45 A Part 32 offer will be treated as `without prejudice except as to costs’.
32.46 The fact that a Part 32 offer has been made must not be communicated to the members of the judicial panel appointed to determine the claim (or, if no panel has been appointed, to the Tribunal Members) until the case has been decided.
32.47 Rule 32.46 does not apply ­
32.48 Rules 32.49 to 32.53 apply where upon judgment being entered­
32.49 Subject to Rule 32.53, where Rule 32.48(1) applies, the Tribunal will, unless it considers it unjust to do so, order that the defendant is entitled to­
32.50 Subject to Rule 32.53, where Rule 32.48(2) applies, the Tribunal will, unless it considers it unjust to do so, order that the claimant is entitled to­
(3) interest on those costs at a rate not exceeding 10% above Base Rate.
32.51 In considering whether it would be unjust to make the orders referred to in Rules 32.49 and 32.50, the Tribunal will take into account all the circumstances of the case including­
(4) the conduct of the parties with regard to the giving or refusing to give information for the purposes of enabling the offer to be made or
32.52 Where the Tribunal awards interest under this rule and also awards interest on the same sum and for the same period under any other power, the total rate of interest may not exceed 10% above Base Rate.
32.53 Rules 32.49 and 32.50 do not apply to a Part 32 offer­
(2) that has been changed so that its terms are less advantageous to the offeree, and the offeree has beaten the less advantageous offer;
(3) made less than 21 days before trial, unless the Tribunal has abridged the relevant period.
32.54 A Part 32 offer may be made using Form P32/01.
32.55 Where a Part 32 offer, notice of acceptance or notice of withdrawal or change of terms is to be served on a party who is legally represented, the document to be served must be served on the legal representative.