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I have commenced proceedings in the Commercial Court. I need to serve the claim form outside England and Wales but I cannot find a form N1D specific for the Commercial Court. Should I include Form N1D (Notes for defendant on replying to the claim form out of the jurisdiction) alongside Form N9(CC)?

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The Commercial Court Guide deals in Appendix 9 with the requirements for service out of the jurisdiction. Service out of the jurisdiction without the permission of the court is limited following 31 December 2020 to those cases which fall within rules CPR 6.32 or CPR 6.33. Where the Claimant intends to serve a Claim form on a Defendant under either of those provisions, the claimant must by CPR 6.34 file with the claim form a notice containing a statement of grounds on which the claimant is entitled to serve the claim form out of the jurisdiction, which must be served

Chris Bryden
Chris Bryden

Barrister, 4 King’s Bench Walk

Chris was called to the Bar in 2003 and since that time has built a busy practice across a range of areas, with an emphasis on Chancery practice. He enjoys a well-deserved reputation for his knowledge and expertise in each area. He appears regularly in the County Court, Family Court and the High Court as well as various specialist Tribunals, and has been involved in cases up to and including the Supreme Court. He regularly is instructed at Appellate level. He has extensive and wide-ranging experience particularly in the areas of wills, probate and inheritance disputes; property including adverse possession, boundary disputes and issues arising out of trusts of land; company and commercial work and financial remedies. Chris is head of the Family Group and head of the Property Team at 4KBW.

Chris is the author of numerous articles in publications such as the New Law Journal, Counsel and Family Law, amongst many other titles, and is the co-author of Social Media in the Workplace: A Handbook (2015, Jordan Publishing).

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Claim definition
What does Claim mean?

The formal assertion of a cause of action by one person (the claimant) against another (the defendant).

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