The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

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6.21.—(1) [F2Subject to Section IV of this Part and the rules in this Section relating to service out of the jurisdiction on solicitors, European Lawyers and parties, a] party to proceedings will serve a document which that party has prepared except where—

(a)a rule or practice direction provides that the court will serve the document; or

(b)the court orders otherwise.

(2) The court will serve a document which it has prepared except where—

(a)a rule or practice direction provides that a party must serve the document;

(b)the party on whose behalf the document is to be served notifies the court that the party wishes to serve it; or

(c)the court orders otherwise.

(3) Where the court is to serve a document, it is for the court to decide which method of service is to be used.

(4) Where the court is to serve a document prepared by a party, that party must provide a copy for the court and for each party to be served.]

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