Dispute Resolution
A party claiming that a contract breach has occurred initiates legal proceedings on 1 February. Following this, it sends a Part 36 offer, in the correct format, to the defendant via first-class post on Monday, 3 February 2020.
What is the earliest possible date on which the relevant period for the defendant to accept the offer may expire?
A party claiming that a contract breach has occurred initiates legal proceedings on 1 February. Following this, it sends a Part 36 offer, in the correct format, to the defendant via first-class post on Monday, 3 February 2020.
What is the earliest possible date on which the relevant period for the defendant to accept the offer may expire?
26 February.
(C)The offer will be considered delivered on the second business day after it was sent, February 5th. The relevant time frame starts from February 6th and cannot be less than 21 days, meaning it cannot end before February 26th.
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