Which statement is true about deemed service?

Which statement is true about deemed service?

• A. Deemed service date is the same for claim forms and other documents.
• B. For all documents, the second day after posting is automatically deemed.
• C. Claim forms have their own rules; other documents follow different rules.
• D. Deemed service only applies to court documents.

Answer: (C)

Deemed service is about when service is treated as having happened for the purposes of deadlines, and the rules depend on the type of document and how it’s served. Claim forms have their own specific deemed-service rules in the Civil Procedure Rules, which are different from the rules that apply to other documents. That means the date you treat as served for a claim form can be different from the deemed date for other documents served by post or by other methods. The other statements misstate how the timing works across document types or suggest it only applies to court documents, which isn’t accurate.

Deemed service is about when service is treated as having happened for the purposes of deadlines, and the rules depend on the type of document and how it’s served. Claim forms have their own specific deemed-service rules in the Civil Procedure Rules, which are different from the rules that apply to other documents. That means the date you treat as served for a claim form can be different from the deemed date for other documents served by post or by other methods. The other statements misstate how the timing works across document types or suggest it only applies to court documents, which isn’t accurate.