Hearings
England & Wales
05 Jun 1962 [1962] Ch 913; [1962] 1 WLR 870; [1962] 2 All ER 846, Ch D
14 Feb 1963 [1963] Ch 502; [1963] 2 WLR 685; [1963] 1 All ER 873, CA
In re Pritchard, decd
Subject Matter
PRACTICE — Originating summons — Validity — Summons sealed in district registry — Rule of Supreme Court requiring sealing in Central Office — Whether a fundamental failure to comply with statutory requirements — “Civil proceeding” — Whether a nullity — RSC, Ord 54, r 4b, Ord 70, r 1 — Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925, s 225
[1962] Ch 913; [1963] Ch 502; [1962] 1 WLR 870; [1963] 2 WLR 685
VOID OR VOIDABLE — Originating summons — Issued in district registry — Not sealed in Central Office — Whether “issued” — RSC, Ord 54, r 4b
[1962] Ch 913; [1963] Ch 502; [1962] 1 WLR 870; [1963] 2 WLR 685
Appellate History
In re Pritchard, decd [1962] Ch 913; [1962] 1 WLR 870; [1962] 2 All ER 846, Ch D
Decision of Wilberforce J affirmed
In re Pritchard, decd [1963] Ch 502; [1963] 2 WLR 685; [1963] 1 All ER 873, CA