PART 12COURT PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE
C4CHAPTER 3Making applications to court: general
Service or delivery of applicationC1C2C4C312
F11
The applicant must serve a sealed copy of the application, endorsed with the venue for the hearing on—
a
the respondent named in the application; and
b
where an application is made under Part A1 of the Act relating to a regulated company within the meaning given by section A49, the appropriate regulator (within the meaning given by that section),
unless the court directs or these Rules provide otherwise.
2
The court may also give one or more of the following directions—
a
that the application be served upon persons other than those specified by the relevant provision of the Act or these Rules;
b
that service upon, or the delivery of a notice to any person may be dispensed with;
c
that such persons be notified of the application and venue in such other a way as the court specifies; or
d
such other directions as the court sees fit.
3
A sealed copy of the application must be served, or notice of the application and venue must be delivered, at least 14 days before the date fixed for its hearing unless—
a
the provision of the Act or these Rules under which the application is made makes different provision;
b
the case is urgent and the court acts under rule 12.10; or
c
the court extends or abridges the time limit.
Pt. 12 Ch. 3 applied (with modifications) (19.3.2024) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) (England and Wales) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/229), rules 1, 5(1)(c), 64 (with rule 2(2))