SERVICE POINTS 42: A £82 MILLION POUND FAILS BECAUSE THE CLAIM FORM WAS SENT BY EMAIL TO SOLICITORS WHO HAD NOT STATED THAT THEY WOULD ACCEPT SERVICE: AN OLD ISSUE (AND A BIG ONE)

This will not be the only case about (mis) service of the claim form this week, however it may be the largest.  We have the "traditional" pattern of a claimant leaving service until the very last day and then serving (by email) on a solicitor.  We also have the "traditional" result that the claimant...