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Deemed service definition

What does Deemed service mean? In civil procedure, deemed service is the date on which the court treats a document as served, whether or not it has actually been received. It fixes the procedural timetable, including deadlines for acknowledgment of service, defence and default judgment. England and Wales: Under the Civil Procedure Rules, a claim form served within the jurisdiction is deemed served on the second business day after completion of the relevant step in cpr 7.5(1) (CPR 6.14). For other documents, the deemed date depends on the method of service (CPR 6.26). Different provisions apply to service out of the jurisdiction and...

Deemed service of the claim form (CPR 6.14): calculation, clear days, MCOL, and interplay with CPR 7.5, with case law (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

This Practice Note examines the expression ‘Deemed service’. The term appears in CPR 6.14, and this Practice Note explains its meaning and function when read alongside the period of validity for a claim form under CPR 7.6 as set out there. Be aware that the deemed date may not correspond or align with the real date on which the defendant actually receives the claim form in practice. For users of Money Claims online, CPR 6.14 does not apply at all. For further details, see: Deemed date of service for Money claims online below. Also note that the deemed service rules for a claim form in CPR 6.14 are distinct from the deemed service rules for other documents; those are contained in CPR 6.26. For help, see the Practice Notes: Serving the defence—Deemed service (CPR 6.26) and Serving documents (excluding the claim form, particulars of claim and defence), in particular, the main section: Deemed service (CPR 6.26).

What is the deemed date of service?

CPR 6.14 provides a concise rule on the deemed date of service: ‘A claim form served within the United Kingdom in accordance with this Part is deemed to be served on the second business day after Completion...

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