Abela & ors v Baadarani [2013] UKSC 44; [2011] EWCA Civ 1571

Service: First serve

Andrew Cousins highlights the practical lessons to be learned from the recent decisions in Barton v Wright Hassall LLP [2016] and OOO Abbott v Econowall UK Ltd [2016] ‘Service has a number of purposes but the most important is to ensure that the contents of the document served are communicated to the defendant. Service is …

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Jurisdiction: Determining forum

Emily Watson considers a recent decision on jurisdiction between EU member states involving issues of lis pendens ‘The wife’s argument was that the relevant issue in the English proceedings was which court was seised under Art 16, Brussels II bis, as opposed to lis pendens (pending suit) under Art 19.’ The decision of Moylan J …

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Service: Forward thinking

Joanne Hall looks at service outside the jurisdiction and the impact of the digital age ‘If it could be shown that a respondent did not receive an e-mail then it would be unfair to presume service, but the majority of people, of all generations, are now actively engaged in technology.’Technology undoubtedly reigns supreme in our …

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