| 1 | County courts: toolkit A toolkit to guide users through key maintained PLC content on county court procedure and enforcement. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Jurisdiction: an overview This note considers the jurisdictional issues which arise when litigation has a foreign element. It sets out the rules which determine whether the English court will have jurisdiction, both under the common law and the European regime, in particular under the Brussels Regulation. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Service of the claim form and other documents: an overview Service means bringing documents used in court proceedings to a person's attention. The claim form is the most important of these. This note covers service of the claim form and other documents, including methods of service, the address for service, time limits and deemed service. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 4 | Service of the claim form and other documents: outside the ... Service of a claim is the procedure used to give legal notice to a defendant of a court's exercise of its jurisdiction over the defendant, enabling them to respond to the proceedings before the court.In some cases where the English court has jurisdiction to resolve a dispute, one or more defendants may be located outside the court's jurisdiction. This practice note sets out the framework for service of English claim forms and other documents on defendants outside England and Wales. It explains the rules which determine whether the claim can be served with or without the court's permission and the procedure for effecting service under the different regimes that apply, depending on where the defendant is domiciled. It also covers service of foreign proceedings in England and Wales. It does not cover serving foreign proceedings in another foreign jurisdiction, for which local advice must be sought. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 5 | Service: a quick guide A quick guide to service of the claim form and other documents. It highlights practical points of caution for those handling service and identifies the key rules on despatch and service, who serves, the permitted methods, timing of despatch and service, and the rules on service of parties who are out of the jurisdiction. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 6 | CPR 6: Destinations table: new rules on service The rules governing service changed on 1 October 2008. A new version of CPR Part 6 (Service of documents) has been published to deal with service within and out of the jurisdiction, replacing the previous Part 6 in its entirety. This table sets out the location of the key provisions within the new rules. For more information on the substantive changes, see Practice note, Service: the main changes to CPR 6. | Practice notes | 30-Sep-2008 |
| 7 | CPR 6: service: the main changes The rules governing service changed on 1 October 2008. From that date, a new Part 6 came into force, as published in the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (SI 2008/2178); replacing the former Part 6 entirely and making consequential amendments to other rules. As a result, there are substantial changes to both the domestic regime and the rules on service out of the jurisdiction. This note summarises the main changes arising under the new rules (and the accompanying new practice directions) and provides information on the background consultation by the Ministry of Justice. | Practice notes | 30-Sep-2008 |
| 8 | Looking ahead tracker: developments in dispute resolution A tracker outlining anticipated key developments in litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | Service: asking the court for help Alternative service, dispensing with service and extending time for service are three mechanisms which may be available to assist parties who have difficulties with service. This Practice note considers those procedures and decisions on them. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Service: evidence of service Evidence of despatch and service should be generated and maintained. This note considers why that is so important, and also covers topics such as the possibility of being called as a witness in a case involving disputed despatch, the need to file a certificate of service and service by the court. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Service: Response to July 2007 Consultation On 5 July 2007, the Ministry of Justice published its Consultation Paper on Service. PLC Dispute Resolution subsequently published Practice Note, Service: the main proposed changes to CPR 6, which sets out and considers the main proposed changes. PLC Dispute Resolution has responded to the Consultation. This Practice note sets out the Consultation questions and PLC Dispute Resolution's responses to them. On 18 March 2008, the Ministry of Justice published a summary of the responses. | Practice notes | 30-Sep-2008 |
| 12 | Service: the law before 1 October 2008 The rules governing service changed on 1 October 2008. A new Part 6 (Service of documents) was published in the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (SI 2008/2178) which replaced the old Part 6 and included consequential amendments to other rules. As a result, there was substantial changes to both the domestic regime and the rules on service out of the jurisdiction (see Practice Note, Service: the main changes to CPR 6). This note is a record of PLC's practice notes on service before 1 October 2008. | Practice notes | 30-Sep-2008 |
| 13 | Service: who will serve? Should the lawyer or the court effect service? Factors to take into account when deciding who should do so, the advantages of effecting service without involving the court, and some additional points to bear in mind when serving the claim form are considered in this practice note. | Practice notes | Maintained |