R v R (Divorce: Stay of Proceedings) [1994] 2 FLR 1036

Service: Place on notice

Amy Harris looks at the requirements as to service to seise jurisdiction, and whether a delay in serving a divorce petition may impact on the priority of proceedings ‘A court is seised once the petition is lodged with the court, and the purpose of this rule is to prevent abuse of process and to ensure …

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Service: Against the clock

Alice Couriel examines the issue of delay in the service of a petition, and the implications as to jurisdiction ‘Where a respondent is deliberately evading service, should the petitioner be at fault in the eyes of the court, or even prejudiced if service does not take place within a specific time?’ In Thum v Thum …

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