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STOPPING PROBLEMS WITH  SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM SPRINGING UP: 10 KEY POINTS

STOPPING PROBLEMS WITH SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM SPRINGING UP: 10 KEY POINTS

August 12, 2017 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

In Caretech Community Services Ltd v Oakden & Ors [2017] EWHC 1944 (QB) Master McCloud described how the Masters’ Corridor is plagued by “a dry and unlovely crop of procedural service issues. Despite efforts by numerous courts at all levels to prevent their…

ARRANGEMENTS FOR VULNERABLE WITNESSES: HURDLES IN THE WAY OF SENSIBLE ARRANGEMENTS

ARRANGEMENTS FOR VULNERABLE WITNESSES: HURDLES IN THE WAY OF SENSIBLE ARRANGEMENTS

August 12, 2017 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Case Management, Members Content

The very title of the case Ajayi v Abu & Anor (labour exploitation : human trafficking : modern slavery) [2017] EWHC 1946 (QB) gives a clue that this is going to be an important and difficult issue.  The judgment, however, highlights…

BLUEBELLS, THE MASTERS' CORRIDOR AND  THE CLAIM FORM:  "A DRY AND UNLOVELY CROP OF PROCEDURAL SERVICE ISSUES"

BLUEBELLS, THE MASTERS’ CORRIDOR AND THE CLAIM FORM: “A DRY AND UNLOVELY CROP OF PROCEDURAL SERVICE ISSUES”

August 12, 2017 · by gexall · in Extensions of time, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

There are numerous cases about service of the claim form on this blog. They are clearly a major issue in the Masters’ Corridor. Witness the opening words of Master McCloud’s judgment in Caretech Community Services Ltd v Oakden & Ors [2017]…

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