Abela v Baadarani

Subject Matter

PRACTICE — Claim form — Service out of jurisdiction — Retrospective declaration of alternative service — Claimants given permission to serve claim form on defendant at address in Lebanon — Claimants unable to locate defendant at address to effect service but delivering claim form to office of defendant’s attorney in Beirut — Further attempts to serve defendant unsuccessful — Judge declaring that earlier delivery of documents to attorney amounting to good service — Whether power to make retrospective declaration of good service extending to proceedings served out of jurisdiction — CPR rr 6.15(2), 6.37(5)(b), 6.40(3)(4)

[2013] UKSC 44; [2013] 1 WLR 2043; [2013] 4 All ER 119; [2013] WLR (D) 251; Case details, SC(E)

Appellate History

Commentary

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Service by an alternative method 15.17

Service by an alternative method - Retrospective order for alternative service 15.20

Dispensing with Service 15.24

Jurisdiction under the Common Law Rules - Basic principles governing applications for permission 16.39

Jurisdiction under the Common Law Rules - Grounds for granting permission - General interpretation 16.41

Service Abroad - Effecting service abroad 16.69

Service Abroad - Effecting service abroad - Alternative service 16.70