The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1InterpretationE+W

6.2.  In this Part—

(a)“bank holiday” means a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in the part of the United Kingdom where service is to take place;

(b)“business day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, a bank holiday, Good Friday or Christmas Day;

(c)“claim” includes petition and any application made before action or to commence proceedings and “claim form”, “claimant” and “defendant” are to be construed accordingly; F2...

[F3(d)“solicitor” includes any other person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the conduct of litigation (within the meaning of that Act)[F4; and]]

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