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27 February 2012

The Long Arm Of The Law Reaches Through Cyberspace

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DMH Stallard

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DMH Stallard is an award winning South East law firm with offices in London, Brighton, Gatwick, Guilford, Hassocks and Horsham. DMH Stallard has grown rapidly since it was established in 1970, and continues to maintain its focus on building long term relationships with clients to help deliver their goals and objectives.

It started in Australia in 2008, and was used in England by Hastings County Court as a medium to serve a summons on a debtor in 2011.
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It started in Australia in 2008, and was used in England by Hastings County Court as a medium to serve a summons on a debtor in 2011. Now the High Court has allowed a claim to be served on a proposed defendant via Facebook.

Anyone determined to hide from the courts may need to delete their social media profiles as well as physically going into hiding in future.

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