Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [1998] All ER (D) 64
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Evans, Pill and Thorpe LJJ

Representation Siobán Healy (instructed by Herbert Smith) for the plaintiffs.
  Dominic Kendrick QC (instructed by More Fisher Brown) for the defendants.
Judgment Dates: 18 February 1998

Catchwords

Writ - Extension of validity - Order for renewal - Writ being issued but not served before expiry - Plaintiff having to show 'good reason' for renewal of writ - Whether existence of parallel proceedings in another jurisdiction 'good reason' - RSC Ord 6, r 8.

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