Rule 6.4 Methods of service

An application may be served by any of the following methods—

(a)

personal service in accordance with rule 6.7;

(b)

first class post, or other service which provides for delivery on the next business day, in accordance with Practice Direction 6A; F1...

(c)

where rule 6.11 applies, document exchange F2; or

F3(d)

email service in accordance with rule 6.7A.

F4(Rule 6.23A specifies how service is to be effected on a person where there are reasonable grounds to believe that person is residing in a refuge.)

Annotations

F1: Word in rule 6.4(b) omitted (6.4.2022) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/44), rules 1(3)(a), 7(a) (with rule 29); S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2
F2: Word in rule 6.4(c) substituted for full stop (6.4.2022) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/44), rules 1(3)(a), 7(b) (with rule 29); S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2
F3: Rule 6.4(d) inserted (6.4.2022) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/44), rules 1(3)(a), 7(c) (with rule 29); S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2
F4: Words in rule 6.4 inserted (13.1.2025) by The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/1016), rules 1(3)(b), 3(1)