Section 6.44

This rule applies where a party wishes to serve the claim form or other document on a State. In this rule, “State” has the meaning given by section 14 of the State Immunity Act 1978. The party must file in the Central Office of the Royal Courts of Justice— a request for service to be arranged by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; a copy of the claim form or other document; and any translation required under rule 6.45. The Senior Master will send the documents filed under this rule to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office with a request that it arranges for them to be served. An official certificate by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office stating that a claim form or other document has been duly served on a specified date in accordance with a request made under this rule is evidence of that fact. A document purporting to be such a certificate is to be treated as such a certificate, unless it is proved not to be. Where— the claim form or other document may be served either by the method agreed or in accordance with this rule. section 12(6) of the State Immunity Act 1978 applies; and the State has agreed to a method of service other than through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, (Section 12(6) of the State Immunity Act 1978 provides that section 12(1) enables the service of a claim form or other document in a manner to which the State has agreed.)

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15