The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005

Amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

11.  In rule 6.5—

(a) in paragraph (2), after “A party must give an address for service within the jurisdiction.”, insert—

“Such address must include a full postcode, unless the court orders otherwise.

(Paragraph 2.4 of the Practice Direction to Part 16 contains provision about the content of an address for service).”; and

(b) after paragraph (7), insert—

“(8) In civil proceedings by or against the Crown, as defined in rule 66.1(2)—

(a) service on the Attorney General must be effected on the Treasury Solicitor;

(b) service on a government department must be effected on the solicitor acting for that department as required by section 18 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947.

(The practice direction to Part 66 gives the list published under section 17 of that Act of the solicitors acting for the different government departments on whom service is to be effected, and of their addresses).”.