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Service Regulation and Taking of Evidence Regulation will cease to apply post-Brexit
The government has published a draft statutory instrument, the Service of Documents and Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters (Revocation …
Time limit for serving claim form will not run during stay of proceedings
In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal held that a stay of proceedings applies to the service of the claim form in the same way that it applies to any …
High Court refuses extension where claimants deliberately failed to serve claim form
In a recent judgment, the Senior Master of the High Court rejected an application for an extension of time to serve a claim form on one of the defendants …
No duty on solicitor to inform opponent of error in service
The High Court has held that there was no good reason to validate service retrospectively where the claimant's solicitors had served proceedings on …
Court of Appeal gives wide interpretation to common law gateways for service out of the jurisdiction
The Court of Appeal has given a wide interpretation to the interaction between the "necessary or proper party" gateway and the relatively new gateway …
Supreme Court refuses to validate service retrospectively where there was no prior agreement to email service
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court declined to order that steps taken by the claimant to draw the claim form to the attention of the defendant by …
Supreme Court considers that there is no requirement of direct damage in England for permission to serve tort claim outside the jurisdiction at common law
The Supreme Court has found, by a majority and in obiter comments, that direct damage in the jurisdiction is not required to come within the tort …
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