Litigation Notes

Court of Appeal confirms defendant not required to take any steps in proceedings unless claim form validly served in time

High Court finds claim brought by director under Contracts (Third Party Rights) Act 1999 to enforce an SPA warranty could be served out of the jurisdiction without the court's permission

High Court sets aside default judgments entered against guarantors under a facility agreement on the basis that service of the claim was not valid

The court found that a clause in the facility agreement which allowed the lender to appoint a replacement service of process agent was an unfair contract …

High Court interprets rules allowing service out of the jurisdiction without the court's permission based on a contractual jurisdiction clause

High Court declines to extend time for defendant to challenge court's jurisdiction, despite claim form having been served out of time