When is the deadline for validity of writ of summons for service?
The catalogue records a 12 months period from the date on which the Writ of Summons is issued. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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Calculation basis and source
- Period
- 12 months
- Trigger
- the date on which the Writ of Summons is issued
- Counting
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This route remains in preparation until a pinpoint official source is recorded.
- The rule contains its own extension power: 'or such further time as the Court or a Justice may, by order, allow'. General enlargement power under r 4.02.
- 'month' means calendar month (r 1.06). This is a currency limit on the writ, not a limitation period on the cause of action. Rule 27.01(b) requires the writ to bear the date on which it is issued, which is the anchor.