The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1Service of documents other than the claim form - permissionE+W

6.38.—(1) Unless paragraph (2) or (3) applies, where the permission of the court is required for the claimant to serve the claim form out of the jurisdiction, the claimant must obtain permission to serve any other document in the proceedings out of the jurisdiction.

(2) Where—

(a)the court gives permission for a claim form to be served on a defendant out of the jurisdiction; and

(b)the claim form states that particulars of claim are to follow,

the permission of the court is not required to serve the particulars of claim.

(3) The permission of the court is not required if a party has given an address for service in Scotland or Northern Ireland.]

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