The Weekly Law Reports
[2002] 1 WLR 907
Court of Appeal
Knauf UK GmbH
v
British Gypsum Ltd and another
[2001] EWCA Civ 1570
2001 July 31;
Oct 24
Oct 24
Henry, Robert Walker and Rix LJJ
Practice
— Claim form
— Alternative service
— Jurisdiction under European Convention
— Service of claim on German-domiciled company
— Claimant wishing to proceed without delay against English and German defendants together
— Without notice application to serve claim form on German defendant by alternative means within jurisdiction
— Failure to disclose existence of exclusive jurisdiction clause
— Whether desire to proceed without delay against both defendants “good reason” for authorising service by alternative means
— Whether order to be set aside for failure to disclose
—
Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c 27), Sch. 1 (as substituted by Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Amendment) Order 1990 (SI 1990/2591)), arts 2, 21
—
CPR
r 6.8
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