PART 12COURT PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE
CHAPTER 3Making applications to court: general
Service or delivery of application12.9
1
The applicant must serve a sealed copy of the application, endorsed with the venue for the hearing, on the respondent named in the application 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.