In the case I wrote about yesterday, Higgins & Ors v TLT LLP [2017] EWHC 3868 (Ch), the very basic errors made by the claimant's solicitor in relation to service of the claim form were held to amount to "misconduct" (albeit in the context of a claim to protect a lien). In particular there was a...
There is an alternative to the CPR for service on an individual, too – at least, if that individual is a company director. s.1140 Companies Act 2006 provides that:
(1) A document may be served on [a director or secretary of a company] by leaving it at, or sending it by post to, the person’s registered address.
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(3) This section applies whatever the purpose of the document in question. It is not restricted to service for purposes arising out of or in connection with the appointment or position mentioned in subsection (2) or in connection with the company concerned.
(4) For the purposes of this section a person’s “registered address” means any address for the time being shown as a current address in relation to that person in the part of the register available for public inspection.
This provides an alternative mechanism for service on directors, even in proceedings outside their directorships: Key Homes Bradford Ltd & Ors v Patel [2014] EWHC B1 (Ch). I noted this case here: https://www.lambchambers.co.uk/news-and-resources/service-on-an-individual-an-alternate-method.htm