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SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM: KEY CASES AND ISSUES 2021:  A WEBINAR OF INTEREST TO ALL LITIGATORS

SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM: KEY CASES AND ISSUES 2021: A WEBINAR OF INTEREST TO ALL LITIGATORS

August 5, 2021 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Webinar

There appears to be no end of cases where claimants (and occasionally defendants) come to grief over issues relating to service of the claim form. A knowledge of the principles, and the reasons people often get it wrong, is essential…

WHEN A DEFENDANT DOES NOT TURN UP FOR TRIAL: THE RELEVANT CRITERIA CONSIDERED

WHEN A DEFENDANT DOES NOT TURN UP FOR TRIAL: THE RELEVANT CRITERIA CONSIDERED

August 5, 2021 · by gexall · in Adjournments, Applications, Members Content

In Van Zuylen v Whiston-Dew & Anor [2021] EWHC 2219 (Ch) Mr Nicholas Thompsell, sitting as a High Court Judge, considered the relevant criteria the court applies when a party fails to attend trial.  The judgment also considers the relevant…

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