SERVICE OF INJUNCTIONS: THE COURT ALLOWS SERVICE BY EMAIL RATHER THAN PERSONAL SERVICE
Injunctions normally have to be served in person. Here we are looking at a short point as to when it is permissible to serve an injunction by email. THE CASE Chanel Ltd v Skeens [2025] EWHC 619 (KB)…
SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM: AMBIGUITY IN DEFENDANT’S INSTRUCTIONS LED TO A (VERY RARE) CASE OF A CLAIMANT SUCCEEDING ON CPR 6.15
In London Fluid System Technologies Ltd & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v HM Revenue and Customs [2023] EWHC 2206 (Admin) Mrs Justice Foster made an order under CPR 6.15 when the claimants had mistakenly served the defendant at…
CAN A PARTY TO LITIGATION WITHHOLD THEIR ADDRESS FOR SERVICE? COURT FINDS IT HAS A DISCRETION – BUT DECLINES TO EXERCISE IT
In Axnoller Events Ltd v Brake & Anor (Possession and Eviction Proceedings) [2022] EWHC 1162 (Ch) HHJ Matthews (sitting as a High Court judge) considered the question of whether a party to litigation must give an address for service, whether…
ACTION STRUCK OUT WHEN CLAIMANT GIVES WRONG ADDRESS ON THE CLAIM FORM
I am grateful to solicitor Hamish Cameron Blackie for sending me a copy of the judgment of HHJ Bloom in Conlon -v- Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd (County Court at Luton, 2nd December 2021) where the judge struck out an action…
SERVING PROCEEDINGS ON “PERSONS UNKNOWN”: AN ONGOING ISSUE – WITH NO EASY ANSWER
In the course of his judgment in The London Borough of Hackney v Grant& Ors [2021] EWHC 2548 (QB) Mr Justice Lavender considered the issue of service on persons unknown. WEBINAR ON SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM On the 24th…
A CLAIMANT’S ADDRESS SHOULD BE ON THE CLAIM FORM: BUT A FAILURE DOES NOT LEAD TO A GRANT OF SECURITY FOR COSTS
The judgment of Master Kaye in Beriwala v Woodstone Properties (Birmingham) Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 6 (Ch) provides a reminder that the inclusion of the claimant’s address on the claim form is a mandatory requirement [unless an application is…
ADDRESS FOR SERVICE: THE USE OF A POST OFFICE BOX NUMBER OR ACCOMODATION ADDRESS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE RULES: (ALSO – THE PRICE TAG FOR LITIGANTS IN PERSON)
In Smith v Marston Holdings Ltd & Anor [2020] EW Misc 23 (CC) HHJ Paul Matthews made some observations about the correct address for service when applications are issued. He also noted the issues that can arise when dealing with…
SERVICE AT THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS, CPR 6.15 AND IS THE ISSUE OF A “SECOND ACTION” AN ABUSE OF PROCESS?
I am grateful to Anthony Okuma of Duncan Lewis solicitors to for sending me a copy of the judgment of HHJ Richard Roberts in Sajid -v- Nuur (Central London County court 30/7/18). This covers two separate issues. Firstly a claimant’s…
SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM AT THE “OLD ADDRESS”: THE HIERARCHY OF MEASURES A CLAIMANT HAS TO TAKE
A search term arrived on this blog today “Service of claim form at old address”. This is an interesting issue to look at following the earlier posts on service. In particular the hierarchy of measures a claimant is required to…
THE ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM: HAVE YOU GOT A SYSTEM? LITIGATING OR WINGING IT?
Do you know the address for service of all your cases? Are you sure? Looking at the decision in Woodward & Anor v Phoenix Healthcare Distribution Ltd [2018] EWHC 334 (Ch) brings out the point as to how insouciant litigators can be…
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