Article 9 Service on a corporation

Where under these Rules any document is to be served on a corporation within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006^f1, it may be served—

(a)

by post to—

(i)

the corporation’s principal office in the United Kingdom;

(ii)

if the corporation has no readily identifiable principal office in the United Kingdom, any place in the United Kingdom where it carries on its activities or business; or

(iii)

if the corporation has no principal office in the United Kingdom and does not carry on its activities or business in the United Kingdom, its principal office; or

(b)

by DX, fax, electronic mail or other electronic means, where the corporation—

(i)

has given a DX box number, fax number or electronic mail or other electronic means address; and

(ii)

has not refused to accept service by that means.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2006 c. 46.