FIRST CLAIM FORM CASE OF THE YEAR: THE DANGERS OF LEAVING SERVICE UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE

January 17, 2018 · by · in Civil Procedure, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

It is the middle of January (bluebells nowhere in sight) and we have already have a claim form case to consider.  In  Kennedy v The National Trust for Scotland [2017] EWHC 3368 (QB) Sir David Eady considered whether service (at the eleventh hour) was valid.

"a claimant who consciously chooses to le...

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