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LIMITATION: SECTION 33 CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF A CLAIM FOR SEXUAL ABUSE: DISCRETION EXERCISED WHEN PROCEEDINGS ISSUED 15 YEARS OUTSIDE THE LIMITATION PERIOD

LIMITATION: SECTION 33 CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF A CLAIM FOR SEXUAL ABUSE: DISCRETION EXERCISED WHEN PROCEEDINGS ISSUED 15 YEARS OUTSIDE THE LIMITATION PERIOD

May 26, 2021 · by gexall · in Limitation, Members Content, Personal Injury, Uncategorized

In AB v Chethams School of Music [2021] EWHC 1419 (QB) Mr Justice Fordham provides a comprehensive review of the principles the court considers when hearing an application under Section 33 of the Limitation Act 1980, particularly in the context…

RETROSPECTIVE VALIDATION OF SERVICE, THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SERVICE AND THE SETTING ASIDE OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT

RETROSPECTIVE VALIDATION OF SERVICE, THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SERVICE AND THE SETTING ASIDE OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT

May 26, 2021 · by gexall · in Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents, Setting aside judgment

In  YA II PN Ltd v Frontera Resources Corporation [2021] EWHC 1380 (Comm) Mr Justice Butcher considered the question of whether a default judgment was regular when the court had, retrospectively, validated service of the claim form.  He found that…

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