Commercial update: Validating service – no special rules for litigants in person
8th March 2018
What provides good reason for validating irregular service of a claim form?
Hugh-Guy Lorriman analyses the Supreme Court’s most recent contribution to the issue (Barton v. Wright Hassall LLP [2018] UKSC 12). Read the full briefing here
Hugh-Guy is a pupil barrister with an interest in Commercial Law.
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