A recent Court of Appeal decision provides an important reminder for landlords, tenants, property owners and anyone involved in a legal dispute: Submitting a claim form is not the end of the process. In Bali v 1–2 Couriers Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1413, the Court of Appeal considered a deceptively simple question: When is a claim form actually “issued”? The answer is important. A claim form is issued when the court seals/stamps it — not when the court posts it or when the claimant