‘In England and Wales, there are rules on what address, a person may be served at, for the purposes of service of a court document. In ordinary civil proceedings in the county court or High Court, the rules are set out in CPR Part 6, entitled “Service of Documents”.’
33 Bedford Row, 16th March 2025
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
‘A county court appeal in a tenancy deposit penalty claim, which is both a catalogue of ‘you don’t want to do it like that’, and has a significant point on the operation of section 48 Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.’
Nearly Legal, 12th March 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘D’Aubigny v Khan & Anor (2025) EWCA Civ 11. This is the Court of Appeal judgment. The central issue was whether service by post of a gas safety certificate, EPC and How to Rent Guide was deemed service under i) Section 7 Interpretation Act 1978, ii) the tenancy agreement, or iii) otherwise. The circumstances were that the tenant denied receipt of the documents, such that a subsequent section 21 notice, which was received, was invalid.’
Nearly Legal, 19th January 2025
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A High Court judge recently dismissed a statutory challenge brought by a town council over permission for a 146-home scheme, saying he did not have power to extend time for service. Alex Minhinick and Emily Kell-Rowan analyse the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A deputy High Court judge has dismissed a statutory review challenge brought by a town council over a planning inspector’s grant of permission for a 146-dwelling scheme, after finding that the court had no power to extend time for service of proceedings after they were served late by the claimant’s solicitors.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court did not “receive” a claim form that was not properly e-filed by a litigant in person (LiP) wanting to sue her former solicitors, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A recent landmark decision may allow novel and unusual methods of service in welcome news for landowners who seek to prevent trespassing by persons unknown.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 15th July 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has refused to adjourn the three-day trial in a claim where Leigh Day is accused of making unauthorised disbursements from a settlement fund in a £55 million case. The Nigerian claimants argued they had not been given formal notice of the trial date.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th July 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A recent High Court case illustrates the breadth of the points which can be raised before the Magistrates if the defendant is not served with an enforcement notice, writes Roderick Morton.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This is a note of a county court appeal on the issue of whether Section 7 Interpretation Act 1978 applied to the prescribed documents required to be given to the tenant before service of a section 21 notice – EPC, GSC, How to Rent Guide. This judgment is of particular interest because permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal has been given, so this will (eventually) be a matter for Court of Appeal authority.’
Nearly Legal, 6th May 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘New powers for Companies House to query information and to require companies to give legitimate addresses come in to force under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 today. The new regime, aimed at curbing misues of the companies register, will also for the first time require people setting up companies to state that the business’ activities will be lawful.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th March 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A recent ruling by the High Court in London highlights the willingness of the UK courts to apply pragmatic thinking to novel questions of law as it applies to digital assets, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th February 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘All commercial contracts contain a number of “boilerplate” clauses, which are often seen as standard add-ons to the main terms and conditions of the contract.
One such boilerplate clause relates to jurisdiction and choice of law, and although these can be relatively straightforward when both parties are based in the same jurisdiction, they deserve proper consideration – particularly when the parties to the contract are based in different jurisdictions.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th October 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘For many property practitioners, whose work comes within the orbit of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996), the High Court’s decision in Power and another v Shah earlier this year only confirmed what they already believed: if a building owner has not served a party wall notice before embarking on their works, an adjoining owner cannot invoke the dispute resolution process under section 10 of the PWA 1996 to seek redress and compensation.
But what does that mean in practical terms for the adjoining owner, and is either party better off as a result?’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 14th September 2022
‘The High Court has upheld a decision to throw out a negligence claim against a law firm because it was served too late – even though the court had actually lost the claim.’
Legal Futures, 8th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An Italian engineer trying to recover around £2m of stolen cryptocurrency has been given permission to serve High Court proceedings via a non-fungible token (NFT) on the blockchain, in what his lawyers have said is an English legal first.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th July 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The case of Randhawa v Randhawa (Divorce: Decree Absolute, Set Aside, Forgery) [2022] EWFC B7 which came before HHJ Moradifar is most definitely an interesting case, and whilst the facts of this case might not represent many family situations, with increasing numbers of international couples, the issue of whether a divorce is valid is far more common than many think.’
Family Law, 28th April 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The Good Law Project (GLP) has lost a bid to revive a judicial review which was thrown out after the legal campaign group served a claim form one day late.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The High Court has dealt a blow to the claimant in a high-profile privacy claim against social media platform TikTok after refusing an extension of time for service.
In SMO (A Child) v Tiktok Inc & Ors Mr Justice Nicklin said that the “inescapable reality” of why the claimant needed an extension was that she had waited until the last minute to meet key deadlines.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘ The High Court has shown a rare act of mercy to lawyers who filed documents late without checking to see if their opponents would accept email service. In Citysprint UK Ltd v Barts Health NHS Trust Mr Justice Fraser stressed that the particular circumstances were unusual and that his ruling should not be interpreted as the court being “indulgent” to failures of compliance.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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