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{CLAIMANT}

THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF THE
LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD

-AND-

(DEFENDANT)

MR SIMON CORDELL

DIRECTIONS ORDER

3. Mrs Cordell confirmed that the
Application for Committal of 20.04.18 was
received by post on 25.4.18. Postal service was
confirmed as effected but not personal service.
The Judge stressed postal service has to be
affected given the implications of committal and
that 14 days’ notice be provided.
4. At this stage I made an application to
dispense with personal service on the basis of the
Defendant’s conduct and the likelihood that he
would refuse personal service. This was
considered by the Judge and on balance given that
it refers to potential committal of the Respondent
the Judge preferred not to dispense with personal
service. She did note the conduct of the
Defendant. I queried that where personal service
was refused if we could dispense with personal
service. The Judge confirmed that where personal
service is refused then we can come back to Court
and apply to have personal service dispensed with.

5. I instructed a process server Mr Andy
Philippou to personally serve the two committal
applications on the Defendant. Mr Philippou
attended the Defendant’s address (109 Burncroft
Avenue, Enfield, EN3 7JQ) on 02 May 2018 and
knocked repeatedly on the door but the Defendant,
having identified himself as Simon Cordell, stated
that he did not wish to open the door and therefore
refused to accept personal service of the
committal applications. A witness statement of
attempted service from Mr Andy Philippou is
attached to this witness statement under exhibit
‘BKG1’.
6. On the basis of the Defendant’s refusal to
accept personal service of the documents, the
Claimant would like to make an application to
dispense with personal service of the two