Certificate of service (CPR 6.17)


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Practice notes

Certificate of service (CPR 6.17)


Published by a UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ Dispute Resolution expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note provides guidance on the requirement for the claimant to file a certificate of service of the claim form (Form N215). It looks at why it is required, what information it must contain and when it must be filed (cpr 6.17). Also considered are the filing of a certificate of service which contains errors and the failure to file a certificate. The Practice Note also covers what happens when the court serves the claim form.

Requirement to serve a certificate of service

The requirement to file a certificate of service is specific to the claim form, was confirmed by the Court of appeal in Henriksen v Pires (2011).

The requirement to serve a certificate of service applies when the claimant, rather than the court, serves the claim form on the defendant.

For guidance on:

  1. •

    who is to serve the claim form, see Practice Note: Service of the claim form—by the court or claimant

  2. •

    the position when the court has served the claim form, see: Certificate of service (CPR 6.17)—Court serves the claim form below

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Claim form definition
What does Claim form mean?

The statement of case in which the claimant sets out a concise statement of the nature of the claim.

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