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Offer of compromise under UCPR rule 20.26 (NSW)
Notice of offer of compromise for proceedings under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), with the rule 20.26 requirements set out so the principal can see if the notice meets them.
- Kind
- Court document. A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
- Where it applies
- New South Wales
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the 2 authorities it cites, for New South Wales.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use only for an offer in proceedings to which the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) apply, after the principal has fixed the orders, the amount and the closing date. Do not describe the offer as inclusive of costs.
Used for these tasks
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How AI may be used
AI may put the principal's approved orders and amount into the notice and list any rule 20.26 requirement the draft does not yet meet. The principal approves the notice before it is served.
AI may
- Insert the approved claim, orders, amount and closing date
- Flag a draft that states a costs figure inside the judgment sum or says the offer is inclusive of costs
AI must not
- Must not set the amount or the closing date
- Must not add a sentence that the costs rules will not apply
- Must not describe the costs consequences under rules 42.14 or 42.15
The lawyer checks
- The notice identifies the claim and the proposed orders, states that it is made under the rules, and is not expressed to be inclusive of costs
- The closing date is at least 28 days after the offer if the trial is two months or more away, and otherwise a period the principal judges reasonable
- The client has the s 177 estimates before any settlement is executed
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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