It is a familiar tale: a dispute arises; claimant issues claim; claimant serves claim. But what do you do if the identity and address of an individual defendant is unknown? In the recent judgment of Ivanchev v Velli, the High Court revisited this all too common chink in a claimant’s armour: effecting proper service of both a claim form, and an application notice, where no address is given for the defendant in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).
The judgment reminds us of how to avoid the procedural pitfalls of defective service of a claim form and other documents on individuals.
