THE DEFENDANT’S “WRONG” APPLICATION TO DISPUTE JURISDICTION WAS STILL VALID: DEFENDANT ALLOWED EXTENSION OF TIME AND TO CORRECT APPLICATION

Twelve years ago, in  Hoddinott and others v Persimmon Homes (Wessex) Limited [2007] EWCA Civ 1203; [2008] 1 WLR 806, the Court of Appeal held that the correct way for a defendant to challenge the validity of a claim form was to issue an application under CPR Part 11 - disputing the court's jurisdic...