SERVICE POINTS 25: DOES AN EARLIER ORDER FOR SUBSTITUTED SERVICE BY EMAIL INCLUDE SERVICE OF AN APPLICATION TO COMMIT: SHOULD THE COURT RETROSPECTIVELY AUTHORISED SERVICE?.

Here we consider an argument as to whether an application to commit for contempt was validly served. The respondent argued that the application needed to be served in person. The applicant's argument was that there was in place an order for substituted service and this extended to service of the com...