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Rule 4.5 Service by document exchangeI1

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

This rule applies where—

(a)

the person to be served—

(i)

has given a document exchange (DX) box number, and

(ii)

has not refused to accept service by DX; or

(b)

the person to be served is legally represented in the case and the legal representative has given a DX box number.

(2)

A document may be served by—

(a)

addressing it to that person or legal representative, as appropriate, at that DX box number; and

(b)

leaving it at—

(i)

the document exchange at which the addressee has that DX box number, or

(ii)

a document exchange at which the person serving it has a DX box number.

(3)

Where the person to be served under this rule is the court officer, the address for service is the relevant court office.

Annotations

Commencement

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Rule 4.5 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble