“…he purposes of the LTA 1927, or whether the methods specified are merely permissive (among others). That question arose in Stylo Shoes Ltd v Prices Tailors Ltd [1960] Ch 396, where Wynn-Parry J decided the issue in favour of a permissive interpretation, at 405-406. That was confirmed, by this court, in Galinski v McHugh (1988) 57 P…”
“…ve requirements as to service, in addition to Sharpley v. Manby [1942] 1 K.B. 217, already cited, Mr. Gilmour relied on Stylo Shoes Ltd. v. Prices Tailors Ltd. [1960] Ch. 396. In both those cases a statute specified a method of service which “may” be used and the court refused to regard the methods specified in the statute as being …”