Process server in Cheshire and across the UK
Personal service of claim forms, applications and other documents under the Civil Procedure Rules, with a clear certificate of service.
Personal service, done properly
When documents have to be served personally, the attendance and the paperwork both need to be right. I serve documents in line with the Civil Procedure Rules and provide a certificate of service that records when, where and how service was effected.
Instructions come from solicitors and from litigants in person. I am based in Shavington, Crewe, and cover Cheshire regularly — including Crewe, Nantwich, Sandbach, Congleton and Middlewich — as well as Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Chester, Warrington and Bolton. I accept process serving work elsewhere in the United Kingdom by arrangement.
What is included
- An agreed number of attendance attempts, set out in the quote
- Personal service where it can be effected
- A written update after attendances
- A certificate of service, or a statement of the attempts made if service could not be completed
What I need from you
- The documents to be served, ready for service
- The subject’s full name and the address for attendance
- Any useful detail, such as usual hours at the address or a description, if you have it
If you do not have a current address, I can quote for a trace first.
Process serving questions
What is personal service under the Civil Procedure Rules?
Personal service means leaving the documents with the individual they are intended for, in line with CPR Part 6. I then complete a certificate of service so you have a formal record of when, where and how service took place.
Do you serve documents outside the North West?
Yes. I cover Crewe, Nantwich, Cheshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Chester, Warrington, Bolton and the wider North West regularly, and I take instructions for service elsewhere in the United Kingdom by arrangement.
What if the person is not in when you attend?
I will agree with you in advance how many attempts are included in the fixed price, and I will report on each attendance. Further attempts can be quoted if needed.
Can a litigant in person instruct you?
Yes. Solicitors instruct me regularly, and so do individuals who are conducting their own proceedings. I can talk through what I need from you to attempt service properly.