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Think carefully about how you serve proceedings if you may need to enforce abroad
The High Court has refused recognition / enforcement of a Belgian judgment where the proceedings were validly served under Belgian law but did not come …
Proceedings can be served at UK establishment of overseas company despite claim not arising from that establishment
The Commercial Court has held that proceedings can be served on an overseas company at the registered address of its UK establishment, under …
Contrasting first instance decisions on meaning of contractual requirement for "service" of claim
In a recent decision, the High Court has held that a contractual requirement to "serve" a claim within a particular period meant formal service under the …
Commercial Court bypasses Mitchell in treating service of particulars as valid despite errors of procedure
In what may be seen as a surprising decision, the Commercial Court has treated service of particulars of claim on the defendant's lawyer by e-mail …
High Court finds proceedings can be served at English address registered by overseas director under Companies Act 2006
In what appears to be the first case interpreting section 1140 of the Companies Act 2006, a High Court Master has found that service on a director's …
High Court held warranty claim served in time, though not deemed served under CPR till two days later
The High Court has held that a warranty claim was served on a defendant within the contractual time limit. On its proper construction the relevant clause …
UK Supreme Court clarifies when retrospective alternative service out of the jurisdiction is permitted
The Supreme Court has considered when an order can be made retrospectively declaring that steps taken to bring a claim form to the attention of a …
High Court refuses extension of time for service of particulars, further illustrating new strict approach to compliance
The High Court has refused an application to extend time for service of particulars of claim in circumstances where a fresh action would be time barred, …
Service of EU proceedings in England: receipt by fax sufficient to seise foreign court
The High Court has decided that receipt by fax at the Foreign Process Section (FPS) of the English court of proceedings commenced in another member …
Party in breach of "unless" order due to strict application of deemed service provisions
The High Court has held that a party was in breach of an "unless" order requiring service of a disclosure list by a particular date, despite the …
English court allows service via Facebook
As reported in the legal press, on Friday last week the High Court (Mr Justice Teare) granted permission to serve a claim on an individual defendant via …
Court of Appeal clarifies: alternative service available for service out of jurisdiction
There has been a string of recent cases considering the possibility of effecting service out of the jurisdiction by alternative means. The upshot of this …
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