The Importance Of Personal Service

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The fundamental purpose of the requirement that an originating process (“OP”) be served by personal service, prior to the commencement of proceedings, is to promote procedural fairness and natural justice . This essay will examine personal service in the context of civil procedure and the governing procedural rules pertaining to the personal service of an OP in New South Wales , as outlined in the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) ("UCPR"). To avoid doubt, unless the context indicates otherwise, “defendant” and “claim” shall include the singular and the plural as an OP may comprise of multiple defendants and/or multiple claims. “Service” is the process whereby a defendant is provided with a copy of an application filed to the court or other legal documentation prior to the commencement of proceedings . In some cases, actual notice is required. Actual notice occurs when documents are personally delivered to the defendant (“Personal Service”). Personal Service is a strictly constructed mechanical procedure that is generally required when effecting the service of an OP for pro...

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