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Olafsson v Gissurarson

[2008] 1 WLR 2016
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2008
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Court can retrospectively validate ineffective service under foreign law where re-issuance time-barred

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — O.11 service out of jurisdiction

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