SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM AT THE “OLD ADDRESS”: THE HIERARCHY OF MEASURES A CLAIMANT HAS TO TAKE

March 27, 2018 · by gexall · in Appeals, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Service of the claim form, Serving documents

A search term arrived on this blog today "Service of claim form at old address". This is an interesting issue to look at following the earlier posts on service. In particular the hierarchy of measures a claimant is required to take before serving at the "last known address".

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Tags: Address for Service, Civil Procedure Rules, service of the claim form

2 Responses

dbfamilylaw · March 28, 2018 at 06:26:53 · →

Many thanks Gordon

A brief skim of family proceedings rules suggests family proceedings parties (or their lawyers) must jump a differnt set of hoops to prove service; and – because family proceedings rule makers like to make things difficult – the rules are a little different for divorce parties as well. And if you want to prove yr spouse presumed dead: see http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2018/583.html
James Bowers · March 28, 2018 at 07:13:07 · →

Service by post first became permitted in 1980. I consider there are so many pitfalls associated with service by post, as evidence by this blog, that only personal service should be used.