Process Serving

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What Is Process Serving?

Process serving is the formal delivery of legal documents to a party in legal proceedings. This ensures that defendants and other parties receive proper notice of legal action against them, as required by the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and Family Procedure Rules (FPR).

Documents We Serve

  • Civil Proceedings - Claim forms, particulars of claim, and defences
  • Family & Divorce - Divorce Applications (formerly petitions) and financial order applications
  • Insolvency - Statutory demands, bankruptcy, and winding-up petitions
  • Witness Summons - Requiring attendance at court
  • Injunctions - Non-molestation orders, restraining orders, and freezing orders
  • Property & Notices - Section 21 notices, Section 8 notices, and rent arrears notices

Our Process

  1. Instruction - Provide documents and recipient details
  2. Locate - If the address is unknown, we can conduct a compliant trace in accordance with the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
  3. Serve - Our process server delivers the documents personally
  4. Proof of Service - We provide the appropriate legal proof required for your specific court

Proof of Service

We provide formal evidence of service suitable for filing with all UK courts:

  • Certificate of Service - The standard requirement for most County Court and High Court proceedings (Form N215)
  • Statement of Service - Commonly used in Family Court matters
  • Affidavit of Service - Sworn before a Solicitor or Commissioner for Oaths (required for Insolvency and certain specialised matters)

Coverage

We provide process serving across:

  • England and Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • International service (through our network of agents)

When Personal Service is Challenging

If the recipient is evading service or cannot be reached personally, we provide:

  • Detailed logs of all attempts (dates, times, and observations)
  • Evidence to support an application for Service by an Alternative Method (formerly substituted service)
  • Evidence for Deemed Service applications in divorce or civil matters

Pricing

Process serving fees vary depending on:

  • Location of the recipient
  • Urgency of service required
  • Type of documents being served
  • Number of attempts likely to be needed

Please contact us for a quote specific to your requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

If the recipient refuses to accept the documents, we can still achieve "deemed service" in most cases by leaving the documents with them or in their presence. Our statement of service will detail the circumstances.

This depends on your instructions and budget. Typically we make 2-3 attempts at different times and days. We can discuss the best strategy based on your specific circumstances.

Yes, we can serve documents at the recipient's workplace if that is more likely to be successful than their home address. We handle such situations with discretion.

We can combine tracing with process serving. We'll first locate the individual using our tracing services, then serve the documents once we've established their current address.

Need Documents Served?

Contact our team for a quote. Professional, reliable process serving with court-ready documentation.

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