Personal serviceE+W
6.4—(1) A document to be served may be served personally, except as provided in paragraph (2).
(2) Where a solicitor—
(a)is authorised to accept service on behalf of a party; and
(b)has notified the party serving the document in writing that he is so authorised,
a document must be served on the solicitor, unless personal service is required by an enactment, rule, practice direction or court order.
(3) A document is served personally on an individual by leaving it with that individual.
(4) A document is served personally on a company or other corporation by leaving it with a person holding a senior position within the company or corporation.
(The service practice direction sets out the meaning of “senior position”)
(5) A document is served personally on a partnership where partners are being sued in the name of their firm by leaving it with—
(a)a partner; or
(b)a person who, at the time of service, has the control or management of the partnership business at its principal place of business.