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Court of Appeal sets aside the High Court's renewal of summonses in a case involving a chartered accountant's employment disputes with foreign corporate defendants, on the grounds that the plaintiff's solicitor's failure to obtain leave for service out of jurisdiction and subsequent irregular attempts at service did not constitute "special circumstances" justifying the renewal of the summonses; and consequently, the summonses against the second and third defendants were not validly served within the required timeframe, leading to the dismissal of the plaintiff's appeal and the allowance of the defendants' appeals.
Court of Appeal - renewal of summonses - special circumstances - service out of jurisdiction - foreign defendants - plaintiff's solicitor - Rules of the Superior Courts - leave to serve - irregular service - employment dispute - chartered accountant - Protected Disclosures Act 2014 - personal injuries summons - plenary summons - jurisdiction challenge - Hague Convention - Council Regulation 1393/2007 - Council Regulation 1215/2012 - Lugano Convention, Order 11A rule 4(1), Order 8 rule 2.
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