“… take effect as a Part 36 offer even if it is expressed to be one. Authority to that effect can be found in, for example, Mitchell v James [2002] EWCA Civ 997, [2004] 1 WLR 158, C v D [2011] EWCA Civ 646, [2012] 1 WLR 1962, Shaw v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough [2014] EWCA Civ 1678, [2015] PIQR P8 and James v James [2018] EWHC 242 (Ch)…”
“…to costs departing from the provisions of CPR Part 36 cannot be a Part 36 offer. Authority to that effect can be found in Mitchell v James [2002] EWCA Civ 997, [2004] 1 WLR 158, and James v James [2018] EWHC 242 (Ch), [2018] 1 Costs LR 175.…”