{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-7.5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-7.5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/7.5",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "7.5",
  "heading": "Service of a claim form",
  "text": "(1) Where the claim form is served within the jurisdiction, the claimant must complete the step required by the following table in relation to the particular method of service chosen, before 12.00 midnight on the calendar day four months after the date of issue of the claim form.\nMethod of service\nStep required\nFirst class post, document exchange or other service which provides for delivery on the next business day\nPosting, leaving with, delivering to or collection by the relevant service provider\nDelivery of the document to or leaving it at the relevant place\nDelivering to or leaving the document at the relevant place\nPersonal service under rule 6.5\nCompleting the relevant step required by rule 6.5(3)\n. . .\n. . .\nElectronic method\nSending the e-mail or other electronic transmission\n(2) Where the claim form is to be served out of the jurisdiction, the claim form must be served in accordance with Section IV of Part 6 within 6 months of the date of issue.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 7.5 substituted (1.10.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rules 1(2), 6(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 7.5(1) Table omitted (1.10.2022) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 8(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in rule 7.5(1) Table substituted (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 8(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/7.5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}