Civil procedure deadline
Deemed service date calculator for a claim form
A claim form is deemed served on the second business day after the step required by CPR 7.5(1) is completed. Enter the completion date to calculate that date and the response deadlines that follow.
Rule reviewed
At a glance
What the calculator applies
- Period
- Second business day
- Trigger
- Completion of the relevant step in CPR 7.5(1)
- Direction
- Forward from the completed service step
- Counting method
- Business days for the deemed-service step
Free calculation
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The jurisdiction, forum and triggering event are preset for this deadline. Enter the date and any facts the calculator asks for.
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Pick a target date and find the latest trigger date that still meets it.
Calculation basis
How the date is counted
Business days for the deemed-service step
Saturdays, Sundays, bank holidays, Good Friday and Christmas Day do not count as business days.
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Exceptions and matter facts
- This page presets claim form service. Other documents use the method-specific table in CPR 6.26.
- The permitted method, address for service and any order must still be checked.
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