RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS GRANTED FOR LATE SERVICE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICE: A POINT FOR DEFENDANTS TO WATCH
There are two point missed, surprisingly often, by defendants who want to take a point as to service. The first is that an acknowledgment of service must be served timeously, the second is that an application under CPR Part 11…
DEFAULT JUDGMENT CAN BE OBTAINED WHEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICE IS SERVED LATE
NB THIS DECISION HAS SINCE BEEN OVERTURNED BY A CHANGE IN THE RULES, SEE THE POST HERE. A claimant can enter judgment in default of acknowledgement of service. What is the position if the acknowledgment of service is served late….