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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 …
Personal service on director not valid where company not present in jurisdiction
The Court of Appeal has held that a foreign company which does not carry on business within England and Wales cannot be validly served by …
Service Permissible via Twitter
In the recent case of Blaney v Persons Unknown (October 2009), the English court demonstrated a willingness to move with the times and made an order …
Are the English courts ready for service through Facebook?
On 16 December 2008, a judge in the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court permitted service of a default judgment via the social networking site, …
Decide at an early stage whether to challenge service / jurisdiction
Failure to comply with strict procedural rules may result in waiver of the right to challenge: Hoddinott and others v Persimmon Homes (Wessex) Ltd [2007] …
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