COURT REFUSES DEFENDANT SOLICITORS APPLICATION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT: THE ONGOING CONSEQUENCES OF FAILING TO SERVE A CLAIM FORM PROMPTLY

The case we are looking at today involves the consequences, for the solicitors, of failing to serve a claim form. In an earlier case extensions of time for service of a claim form were set aside.   The client instructed new solicitors and the (now former)client has issued proceedings against the ori...