SERVICE POINTS 20: ANOTHER ACTION FAILS BECAUSE OF NON-SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM: A REMINDER THAT CPR 7(6) IS VERY STRICT: THE COURT WOULD NOT IMPLY AN AGREEMENT FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE TIME FOR SERVICE

The sheer number of cases on mis-service of the claim form this year indicate that, in all litigator's offices, there should be large signs that state "serve the claim form properly and on time".  Today we are looking at another substantial claim where the claimant has come to grief as a result of n...