Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2011] All ER (D) 32 (Feb)
Neutral Citation: [2011] EWHC 116 (Ch)
Court: Chancery Division
Judge:

Sir Edward Evans-Lombe

Representation Clive Freedman QC and Tim Penny (instructed by PCB Litigation LLP) for the claimants.
  Paul Greatorex (instructed by M& S Solicitors Ltd) for the first defendant.
Judgment Dates: 28 January 2011

Catchwords

Practice - Pre-trial or post-judgment relief - Service out of the jurisdiction - Contract between the parties containing non-exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of England - Claimant commencing proceedings outside jurisdiction - Claimant seeking to commence proceedings within jurisdiction and obtaining order for service outside jurisdiction - Defendants seeking to set aside order for service outside jurisdiction - Whether order for service outside jurisdiction should be set aside - CPR 6.

The Case

Practice Pre-trial or post-judgment relief. The Chancery Divisions refused the defendants' application to set aside an order of the claimants for service outside the jurisdiction granted pursuant to CPR 6.37.

Practice Areas

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