Wrong Name

Gregson v Channel 4 Television Corporation (CA 11 July 2000 unreported)

The right party had been served in time, but under the wrong name. That error was one which was able to be corrected under the provision of CPR rule 19.5 (special provisions about adding or substituting parties after the end of a relevant limitation period). The court expressed the tentative view that, in circumstances where the court has decided to allow a new party to be added or substituted, a consequential order for the service of the claim form on the new party does not have to be rigidly confined by rule 7.6(3) (extending the time for service after the end of the four-month period specified by rule 7.5).