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Deemed service calculator (CPR 6.14 and 6.26)

The deemed date of service under the Civil Procedure Rules, computed for you. A claim form is deemed served on the second business day after the CPR 7.5(1) step; other documents follow the method-specific rules in CPR 6.26. Select the service method and date in the calculator and every step shows its rule.

England & Wales ยท Deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied ยท Methodology

Keep the England and Wales civil defaults and go straight to what happened, or change the jurisdiction and forum first.

Cited to the rule

Deadlines this calculator covers

3 encoded deadlines, each cited to its rule.

Deemed service of a claim form (all methods)CPR 6.14

second business day after completion of the step required by CPR 7.5(1)

Other documents by first-class post or DXCPR 6.26

second day after posting or leaving with the DX provider, rolling to the next business day

Other documents by email, fax, personal service or leaving at an addressCPR 6.26

same day if before 4.30pm on a business day, otherwise the next business day

Time limits at a glance

The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Run the calculator above for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.

Deemed service of a claim form (all methods): what is the time limit?

second business day after completion of the step required by CPR 7.5(1), under CPR 6.14. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Other documents by first-class post or DX: what is the time limit?

second day after posting or leaving with the DX provider, rolling to the next business day, under CPR 6.26. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Other documents by email, fax, personal service or leaving at an address: what is the time limit?

same day if before 4.30pm on a business day, otherwise the next business day, under CPR 6.26. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

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