Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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PHILLIPS AND ANOTHER v SYMES AND OTHERS

[2008] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 344

HOUSE OF LORDS

Before Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Baroness Hale of Richmond, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood and Lord Mance

Conflict of laws - Jurisdiction - Whether failure to serve English language claim form on defendant prevented the service from being valid - Whether court could dispense with service - Whether issue of claim form or service rendered the English court seised of an action - Lugano Convention 1989, article 21 - CPR 3.10 and 6.9.

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