Stephenson Harwood uses Facebook to serve court claim

The High Court has given permission for a claim to be served via Facebook in what is believed to be a first for a commercial case.

Stephenson Harwood partner Paul Thwaite requested permission to serve the claim via Facebook on Friday in a bid to join proposed defendant Fabio de Biase in a claim being brought against its client, broker TFS Derivatives, by investment house AKO Capital.

AKO Capital is looking to recover £1.3m in what it alleges were overpaid commissions from TFS Derivatives, which denies liability and contends that should the court find otherwise it should be able to recover funds from hedge fund trader Anjam Ahmad and de Biase.

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