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SERVING THE CLAIM  FORM PROPERLY - THE DIRE PROBLEMS IF YOU DON'T, AND THE LESSONS TO BE LEARNT FROM GOOD LAW: WEBINAR 11th APRIL 2022

SERVING THE CLAIM FORM PROPERLY – THE DIRE PROBLEMS IF YOU DON’T, AND THE LESSONS TO BE LEARNT FROM GOOD LAW: WEBINAR 11th APRIL 2022

March 24, 2022 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents, Webinar

The decision of the Court of Appeal  today in The Good Law Project, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for Health And Social Care [2022] EWCA Civ 35 emphasises the need for all litigators to know,…

COURT OF APPEAL DISMISSES APPEAL WHEN CLAIM FORM SERVED ONE DAY LATE: "RELIANCE ON NON-COMPLIANT SERVICE IS NOT ONE OF THE INSTANCES OF OPPORTUNISM DEPRECATED BY THE COURTS"

COURT OF APPEAL DISMISSES APPEAL WHEN CLAIM FORM SERVED ONE DAY LATE: “RELIANCE ON NON-COMPLIANT SERVICE IS NOT ONE OF THE INSTANCES OF OPPORTUNISM DEPRECATED BY THE COURTS”

March 24, 2022 · by gexall · in Appeals, Applications, Members Content, Service of the claim form

In The Good Law Project, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for Health And Social Care [2022] EWCA Civ 35 the Court of Appeal dismissed the claimant’s appeal against a a decision not granting any relief…

CLAIMANT FAILS TO SERVE CLAIM FORM PROPERLY: NOT A PLACE WHERE THIS DEFENDANT CARRIED OUT BUSINESS: SERVING THE RIGHT ZEBRA AND THE RIGHT ADDRESS

CLAIMANT FAILS TO SERVE CLAIM FORM PROPERLY: NOT A PLACE WHERE THIS DEFENDANT CARRIED OUT BUSINESS: SERVING THE RIGHT ZEBRA AND THE RIGHT ADDRESS

March 24, 2022 · by gexall · in Applications, Members Content, Service of the claim form

Master McCloud once wrote that it was the months of April and May that led to a seasonal crop of claim form issues in the Masters’ corridor. However, as regular readers this blog will know the season is a very…

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