Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) Ordinance

(1)
Notwithstanding any rule of law to the contrary, in proceedings for a monetary claim, whether liquidated or unliquidated, it is a defence for the defendant to prove that before the claimant commenced the proceedings, the defendant had unconditionally offered to the
claimant—
(a)
the amount due where the claim is liquidated; or
(b)
an amount sufficient to satisfy the claim where the claim is unliquidated.