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Hague Service Convention definition

What does Hague Service Convention mean? The Hague Service Convention is the standard international method for serving court and other legal documents on parties abroad in civil and commercial cases. It is shorthand for the 1965 Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents and is a treaty-based regime rather than a UK or Irish statutory definition. Key features include: a Central Authority in each contracting state; a prescribed request (Model Form); service arranged in the destination state; and a certificate of service or non-service that provides proof for the court. It also permits certain alternative channels (for example, postal service) where the destination...

Out-of-jurisdiction service in England and Wales family proceedings (post-DDSA 2020): rules, methods, timescales and translations for applications issued on or after 6 April 2022

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Practice Note: Service of applications and documents in family proceedings outside the jurisdiction of England and Wales

This Practice Note sets out guidance on serving applications for matrimonial or civil partnership orders, and other family proceedings documents, beyond England and Wales. It addresses service in Scotland or Northern Ireland, in states party to the hague service convention, and in all remaining countries, for proceedings started on or after 6 April 2022. It outlines the deadlines for service and for acknowledging service of matrimonial and civil partnership applications, and also considers when a translation is required. For proceedings issued before 6 April 2022, see Practice Note: Service of documents in family proceedings outside the jurisdiction (pre-DDSA 2020). For provisions on serving court documents within the EU before implementation period (IP) completion day (11 pm on 31 December 2020), see: Service on a party in an EU Member State before IP completion day. The rules governing service of application forms/notices and other documents outside the jurisdiction of England and Wales, together with the procedure to be followed, are found in chapter 4 of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955, Pt 6...

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