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ANOTHER FAILED CLAIM FORM SERVICE CASE: SERVICE ON SOLICITORS NOT NOMINATED WAS INVALID: SERVICE BY EMAIL ALSO INVALID

ANOTHER FAILED CLAIM FORM SERVICE CASE: SERVICE ON SOLICITORS NOT NOMINATED WAS INVALID: SERVICE BY EMAIL ALSO INVALID

July 1, 2020 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

The judgment of Mr Justice Nicklin today in Piepenbrock v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Ors  [2020] EWHC 1708is (yet) another action that failed because of incorrect service of the claim form. “This is another case about the problems that can…

Civil Procedure (Coronavirus): BLOG AND ARTICLES ROUNDUP - JUNE 2020

Civil Procedure (Coronavirus): BLOG AND ARTICLES ROUNDUP – JUNE 2020

July 1, 2020 · by gexall · in Case Management, Coronavirus, Members Content, Useful links

This round up looks at the impact that COVID-19 is having on the law, and procedure in particular.  The key cases in relation to the impact of coronavirus were  considered in the post on the Kings Chambers’ blog Coronavirus: How…

CIVIL PROCEDURE: BLOG AND ARTICLES ROUND UP - JUNE 2020

CIVIL PROCEDURE: BLOG AND ARTICLES ROUND UP – JUNE 2020

July 1, 2020 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Useful links

A round up of posts and articles about costs, procedure and evidence from June 2020. (Matters relating to Coronavirus and civil procedure will be dealt with in a separate post). Costs Litigation Futures – QC’s £1.5m brief fee for nine months’…

ARGUING YOUR CASE THROUGH THE WITNESS STATEMENTS: THIS MAY NOT END WELL

ARGUING YOUR CASE THROUGH THE WITNESS STATEMENTS: THIS MAY NOT END WELL

July 1, 2020 · by gexall · in Advocacy, Applications, Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

Yesterday I wrote about the judgment in Skatteforvaltningen (The Danish Customs And Tax Administration) v Solo Capital Partners LLP & Ors [2020] EWHC 1624 (Comm). In particular the very vigorous judicial disapproval of an attempt to “argue” the case by way…

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