The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2007

Service of documents

10.—(1) Any application, Statement or other document required to be served under rules 6(5), 8(5) and 9(4) shall be served—

(a)personally; or

(b)by sending by guaranteed delivery post or other guaranteed and acknowledged delivery to the last known place of business or abode of the person to be served; and

(c)in such other manner as the Tribunal may direct.

(2) Any Statement, notice or document other than one which is required to be served in accordance with paragraph (1) may be served in accordance with that paragraph.

(3) In the case of a solicitor, any Statement, notice or other document required to be served under these rules may be served—

(a)by leaving it at the address shown as his place of business in the register kept by the Law Society under section 9 of the Act; or

(b)by any of the methods mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of rule 6.2(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998(1) as they may be modified, amended or replaced.

(4) Any application, Statement, notice or other document served in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be deemed served on the second working day following the day on which it is delivered, posted or transmitted.

(5) An application, Statement, notice or other document delivered to the last known place of business or abode of the person to be served may be regarded by the Tribunal as duly served if it is satisfied that it is reasonable to expect that the application, Statement, notice or other document has been received by or brought to the attention of the person to be served.

(6) If the Tribunal requires the advertisement of any proceedings under these Rules, it may regard that advertisement as service for the purposes of these Rules.