SERVICE POINTS 29: WOULD THE COURT STRIKE OUT THE ACTION WHEN THE CLAIMANT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH A r. 7.7 NOTICE?

It is unusual to see cases about the operation of CPR 7.7.  This rule allows a defendant to serve a notice requiring that a claim form be served.  In this case the claimant did not comply and the defendant applied to strike the action out.  The question arose as to the basis upon which the court "7....