SIX MONTH PERIOD FOR SERVICE, EVEN IF "FOREIGN" DEFENDANT ACTUALLY SERVED WITHIN THE JURISDICTION

January 18, 2015 · by · in Appeals, Applications, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

Another interesting twist to the law of service of proceedings can be found in the Court of Appeal decision in Ashley -v- Tesco Stores (15/01/2015)*. The Court of Appeal found that there was a six month period for service of a claim form when the defendant's registered office was in Scotland, even i...

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