Cross-border service—issues with service

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Many of the common issues which arise when dealing with service in England and Wales also arise when considering those issues which may arise when seeking to serve documents in another jurisdiction, eg inability to serve the document in time, unable to serve the defendant in the manner stipulated in Part 6.

Service toolkit

The toolkit is a comprehensive, interactive resource designed to assist in identifying and navigating through to relevant content throughout the Lexis+® UK Dispute Resolution module. The toolkit enables you to view core content, ie Practice Notes, Checklists, Flowcharts. To help you navigate to the materials most relevant for the part of the service process you are interested in, the toolkit is divided into a series of tabs called 'phases' and 'sub-phases'. see: Serving the claim form—toolkit.

Difficulties with service

A claim form will only be valid for service if served within the relevant time frame provided for in either the rules within the CPR or by statutory time limits; the time limits for serving the claim form when serving outside England and Wales differ to when serving in the jurisdiction.

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