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Service out of the jurisdiction of a writ of summons may be allowed by the Court or a judge in certain specified cases, e.g., where the contract sued upon was entered into within the jurisdiction, etc., R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XI. And see ibid. for restriction upon the allowance of such service upon a defendant resident in Scotland or Ireland. As to service of a summons, ordr, or notice, see r. 8A. As to the exercise of discretion in giving leave, see Watson & Sons v. Daily Record, Ltd., (1907) 1 KB 853. There can be no service out of the jurisdiction except in the particular cases mentioned in Ord. XI., which forms a complete code on the subject.

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