Calderbank letters

Resource type: Practice note

Status: Maintained

Jurisdictions: England, Wales

A Calderbank letter is a letter containing a settlement offer and written "without prejudice save as to costs". Use of Calderbank letters has reduced dramatically since the advent of the Civil Procedure Rules and Part 36, but there are still some circumstances in which they remain a useful mechanism. This note considers the costs consequences of a Calderbank offer and the kinds of circumstances in which you might wish to use a Calderbank letter.

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Practice note: overview

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Practice notes

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Part 36: costs consequences Part 36: costs consequences (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic6-224-7011)
Sealed offers under English law Sealed offers under English law (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic7-318-7954)

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Drafting note

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Glossary

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