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Starting and progressing a civil claim

Choose from checklists, practice notes, flowcharts and precedents to help you understand and apply to your practice to all relevant provisions and obligations – and avoid consequences for non-compliance.

Starting and progressing a civil claim

Checklists and practice notes on areas like debt claims, corporate disputes, and civil fraud to make sure you’re familiar with the particular procedural provisions governing a dispute and the underlying substantive law.

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Fast track

Generally, the appropriate track for claims for which the small claims track is not appropriate and which have a financial value of not more than £25,000.

Particulars of claim

The statement of case in which the claimant sets out the facts he relies on to establish a cause of action against the defendant.

Service by fax

Service by fax is the delivery of legal documents to another party by facsimile transmission. In practice it is an optional form of electronic service and is effective only where the relevant court rules permit it and the recipient has expressly agreed to accept service by fax and supplied a fax number.

In England and Wales, the Civil Procedure Rules permit service by fax (including, where agreed, a claim form) under CPR 6.3 and Practice Direction 6A, with timing and deemed service governed by CPR 6.26. Prior written indication of acceptance is essential. Practitioners should keep the fax transmission report and cover sheet as proof of service and check any limits stated in the receiving party’s consent.

In Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, usage is broadly similar: service by fax is generally valid only with the other party’s prior written consent or a court direction, and it is not a default method for originating process. Local rules increasingly prefer email, e‑filing or formal service by officers or post.

Across all jurisdictions, many courts and public bodies have withdrawn fax facilities. Service by fax is now rare and risky for time‑critical steps; obtain consent and confirmation of receipt, and consider alternative rule‑compliant methods.
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