SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM ON A NOMINATED SOLICITOR: SOME IMPORTANT POINTS
In the recent case of Keilaus -v- Houghton [2024] EWHC 2108 the claimant’s action failed because their solicitor failed to notice that the defendant’s solicitor had stated that they would accept service. The court had little, if any, sympathy for the…
CLAIMANT FAILS IN APPLICATION TO HAVE APPEAL JUDGMENT SET ASIDE: THE SOLICITOR SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THE APPEAL HAD BEEN LISTED: LATE SERVICE MEANS COSTS BUDGET WAS ASSESSED AT NIL
The judgment of Mrs Justice Hill in Deng v Zhang & Anor [2024] EWHC 2392 (KB) shows a case with a whole history of errors and mishaps. The claimant failed to file a cost budget in time but obtained relief…