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Where a process server has provided a statement of service, not in Form N215, how do I complete Form N215 given I did not effect service myself? This is a residential possession claim and the property does not have a letterbox so the process server served the sealed Claim Form and Particulars on the defendant's address by taping them in a plastic wallet on the outside of the front door.

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Published on: 13 April 2018

There are no specific Requirements regarding service of a Claim form in a residential possession claim set out in CPR 55, save for provisions relating to service in claims against trespassers. However, we assume that this is not such a claim. In the absence of any specific provisions relating to service in CPR 55, the general provisions regarding service of a Claim Form set out in CPR 6 will apply.

The first issue to consider is whether a Certificate of service is required. If all the defendants have filed acknowledgments of service within 21 days of service of the Particulars of claim then a certificate of service is not required. If

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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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