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SERVICE POINTS 1: HOW DO YOU SERVE ON "PERSONS UNKNOWN"?

SERVICE POINTS 1: HOW DO YOU SERVE ON “PERSONS UNKNOWN”?

August 14, 2025 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

Cases and issues relating to service of proceedings are a regular feature on this site.  For ease of reference going forward posts about service will now be in this series of “Service Points”.  Here we look at a case that…

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