Cases

Wakefield v Ford & Anor

Held

(1) The Claimant's submission that the Defendants' letter of August 2008 was an offer which would continue indefinitely into the future was untenable. It was not open for acceptance in December. Further, the parties were not ad idem. The acceptance in December did not match the 'offer'. The application failed.

(2) The Defendants were entitled to the costs of the action on the indemnity basis throughout. The Claimant's behaviour in starting the claim and persisting with it was unreasonable.

(3) The Defendants were entitled to a payment on account of costs in the sum of £45,000.

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