The defendant tenant appealed against judgment saying that the proceedings in the County Court had not been correctly served. Though the documents had been sent to his address under the lease, he had been out of the jurisdiction when the claim was sent. His appeal against judgment in default had been rejected as untimely. Held: … Continue reading Kamali v City and Country Properties Ltd: CA 24 Jul 2006

The House considered the validity of service of proceedings. Documents were served by means of ‘letterbox service’ when the defendant was en-route to this country but was not within the jurisdiction. Later that day he arrived within the jurisdiction and was warned by his servant of the delivery of a package, which plainly contained proceedings … Continue reading Barclays Bank Swaziland Ltd v Hahn: HL 1989