ORDER 9

SERVICE OF SUMMONS

I. Mode of service

1. (1) No service of a summons shall be required when the defendant, by his or her solicitor, accepts service, and undertakes in writing to enter an appearance.

(2) Where service of a summons which has been issued in accordance with Order 117 is effected by digital delivery on a defendant, or the solicitor for a defendant, who is a digital user who has consented to digital delivery of the summons, no further service of the summons on that defendant shall be required.

[SI 13/25]

2. (1) Service of any summons on the defendant shall, except in the cases in the following rules of this Order specified, be effected:

(i) by personal service upon the person to be served, or

(ii) by personal service upon another person referred to in sub-rule (2) on behalf of the person to be served, or

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