SERVICE POINTS 6: THERE ARE NO EASILY ACCESSIBLE "BACKDOOR" METHODS FOR CIRUMVENTING THE RULES RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR RETROSPECTIVE SERVICE

SERVICE POINTS 6: THERE ARE NO EASILY ACCESSIBLE “BACKDOOR” METHODS FOR CIRUMVENTING THE RULES RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR RETROSPECTIVE SERVICE

September 1, 2025 · by · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Extensions of time, Members Content, Relief from sanctions, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

It may not have escaped reader’s notice that we have already started the month by looking at a case about defects in the service of the claim form.  The claimants in that case (which was said to be a £22…

SERVICE POINTS 5: CLAIMANTS IN £22 MILLION CLAIM FAIL ON SERVICE ISSUES - FOR THE THIRD TIME: ORDERS GRANTING EXTENSIONS OF TIME SET ASIDE

SERVICE POINTS 5: CLAIMANTS IN £22 MILLION CLAIM FAIL ON SERVICE ISSUES – FOR THE THIRD TIME: ORDERS GRANTING EXTENSIONS OF TIME SET ASIDE

September 1, 2025 · by · in Applications, Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Extensions of time, Members Content, Service of the claim form

Here we look at a case where the claimants came to grief on issues relating to service – extensions of time for service  of the claim form were set aside.  One remarkable feature of this litigation is that this was…

THE JUDGE DID NOT GET WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS - FILED IN TIME - BEFORE THEY WROTE THEIR FINAL JUDGMENT: IS THIS UNFAIR?

THE JUDGE DID NOT GET WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS – FILED IN TIME – BEFORE THEY WROTE THEIR FINAL JUDGMENT: IS THIS UNFAIR?

September 1, 2025 · by · in Appeals, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Written advocacy

Here we are looking at a case where the appellants argued that a decision was unfair because, although they had lodged submissions on key issues in time, these did not reach the judge until after they had written their judgment….