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SERVICE OF CLAIM FORM BY WHATSAPP:  A CASE IN POINT: SERVICE BY SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL

SERVICE OF CLAIM FORM BY WHATSAPP: A CASE IN POINT: SERVICE BY SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL

September 9, 2019 · by gexall · in Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

In Gray v Hurley [2019] EWHC 1636 (QB) the court allowed service of the claim form by Whatsapp message. THE CASE The hearing was a dispute about jurisdiction.   The claimant issued proceedings and obtained an order for service on the…

Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre: Social Justice Trainee Solicitor

Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre: Social Justice Trainee Solicitor

September 9, 2019 · by gexall · in Access to justice, Job Advert, Members Content

The Justice First Fellowship is supporting a Trainee Solicitor’s post at Hammersmith and Fulham Law Centre.   Details of the job, specification and of the Law Centre itself can be found here.  The closing date is 16th September 2019, so be…

SETTING ASIDE JUDGMENT IN DEFAULT: DEFENDANT'S SOLICITOR FAILED TO NOTICE THAT PARTICULARS OF CLAIM HAD BEEN SERVED WITH THE CLAIM FORM

SETTING ASIDE JUDGMENT IN DEFAULT: DEFENDANT’S SOLICITOR FAILED TO NOTICE THAT PARTICULARS OF CLAIM HAD BEEN SERVED WITH THE CLAIM FORM

September 9, 2019 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Default judgment,, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Setting aside judgment

The judgment of HH Judge Hodge QC (sitting as a HIgh Court Judge)  in Praetura Asset Finance Ltd v Hood [2019] EWHC 2231 (Comm) shows how important it is to check what has been served.  The one, overwhelming, lesson for…

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