Methods of service—generalE+W
6.2—(1) A document may be served by any of the following methods—
(a)personal service, in accordance with rule 6.4;
(b)first class post;
(c)leaving the document at a place specified in rule 6.5;
(d)through a document exchange in accordance with the relevant practice direction; or
(e)by fax or other means of electronic communication in accordance with the relevant practice direction.
(Rule 6.8 provides for the court to permit service by an alternative method)
(2) A company may be served by any method permitted under this Part as an alternative to the methods of service set out in—
(a)section 725 of the Companies Act 1985(1) (service by leaving a document at or posting it to an authorised place);
(b)section 695 of that Act (service on oversea companies); and
(c)section 694A of that Act (service of documents on companies incorporated outside the UK and Gibraltar and having a branch in Great Britain).