Deemed date of service

Question 1

When is a claim form deemed served?

Answer 1

On the second business day after completion of the relevant step

Question 2

What is a business day

Answer 2

any day not a saturday, bank holiday or christmas day

Question 3

What are the “relevant steps” for serving a claim form?

Answer 3

For serving by post - posting the claim form

for personal service - leaving the claim form with the defendant

for fax - completing the transmission

electronic means - sending the email

Question 4

What is the deemed date of service of documents other than the claim form for instant and non instant methods of delivery?

Answer 4

Instant methods - personal service, fax, email - IF DONE BEFORE 4:30 ON A BUSINESS DAY - DONE IMMEDIATELY OTHERWISE THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY

Non instant methods - Post or DX - SECOND DATE AFTER POSTING IF A BUSINESS DAY, otherwise deemed served the next business day