SERVICE POINTS 13: IS A CLAIMANT SAVED BY THE FACT THAT THE DEFENDANT DID NOT FILE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICE OR MAKE AN APPLICATION UNDER CPR 11? THE COURT OF APPEAL HAVE A VIEW…

Over the years many claimants have been "rescued" by  a defendant's failure to make a timely, or correct, application to dispute the jurisdiction when the claim form has been improperly served.   The limits of the defendant's obligations were considered by the Court of Appeal yesterday. Defendants c...