58.5 Payments into court and offers
If the claimant claims against several defendants sued jointly and accepts money paid into court under Part 36 or a written offer under Part 35 by any one or more but not all of those defendants, the claim must be stayed against that defendant or those defendants, but —
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(a) the sum recoverable under any judgment in favour of the claimant against any other defendant must not exceed the amount paid into court or the offer by the defendant or defendants against whom the claim has been stayed; and
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(b) the claimant is not entitled to any costs after the date of acceptance of the payment into court or the offer to settle unless either the —
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(i) court is satisfied that there were reasonable grounds to continue the claim against the other defendant or defendants, or
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(ii) damages awarded exceed the amount paid into court or offered.