The decision of Master Mathews in DB UK Bank Limited -v- Sinclair Solicitors [2015] EWHC B29 (Ch) has today been reported on Bailli. It is a case that shows the dangers of taking technical points as to service.
"if I had decided that the defendant was right and that the claimant was prima facie out...
This one was surely a no brainer? Wasn’t 7.5 changed several years ago to get around issues like this? The claimant took the ‘step required’ to serve the claim form in good time. No question of ‘deemed service’ arises in this context.