The defendant sought an order that the defamation proceedings had been invalidly served.
Held: The Rule introduced an additional code and alternative method of service, but not a comprehensive code. Establishing a place of business under section 695 connoted a greater degree of permanence than was required under the rules. However the rules still required that the respondent had a ‘place of business’ and service at a place with which the company had no more than a transient connection was insufficient. The claimant had not established that service had been effective.
Judges:
Gray J
Citations:
Times 18-Apr-2003
Statutes:
Companies Act 1985 695, Civil Procedure Rules 6
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Lakah Group and Another v Al Jazeera Satellite Channel and Another CA 9-Dec-2003
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Jurisdiction, Defamation
Updated: 27 April 2022; Ref: scu.180855