Ask the team: Does CPR 6.7 prevent me from serving a corporate defendant directly under section 1139(1) of the Companies Act 2006? | Practical Law

Ask the team: Does CPR 6.7 prevent me from serving a corporate defendant directly under section 1139(1) of the Companies Act 2006? | Practical Law

An Ask the team article on whether the mandatory wording of CPR 6.7 prevents a claimant from effecting service directly on a corporate defendant under section 1139(1) of the Companies Act 2006.

Ask the team: Does CPR 6.7 prevent me from serving a corporate defendant directly under section 1139(1) of the Companies Act 2006?

by PLC Dispute Resolution
Published on 06 Apr 2011 • England, Wales
An Ask the team article on whether the mandatory wording of CPR 6.7 prevents a claimant from effecting service directly on a corporate defendant under section 1139(1) of the Companies Act 2006.
PLC Dispute Resolution is grateful to Professor Richard Butler for his assistance with this article.
Brexit: This note pre-dates the changes to CPR 6 taking effect at the end of the UK-EU transition period. In respect of CPR 6 Part I (scope and interpretation) and CPR 6 Parts II and III (service of the claim form and documents other than the claim form in the jurisdiction or in specified circumstances within the EEA), subject to transitional provisions the amendments will remove elements of CPR 6.7, CPR 6.8 and CPR 6.23 permitting service on a party's European lawyer. For more detailed information on this topic, including the transitional arrangements, see Practice note, Brexit: implications for civil justice and judicial co-operation; Service within the jurisdiction or in specified circumstances within the EEA.