Royaume-Uni - Autorité centrale & informations pratiques

Autorité centrale :

The Senior Master, Royal Courts of Justice

Coordonnées :

Adresse: For the attention of the Foreign Process Section
Room E16
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
LONDON WC2A 2LL 
Téléphone: 0207 947 7772 (option 2).
Télécopieur: -
Courriel: foreignprocess.rcj@justice.gov.uk
Site Internet: Ministry of Justice:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Personne à contacter: -
Langues de communication: anglais

 

Informations pratiques:

Autorités expéditrices
(art. 3(1)):

England and Wales:
The Senior Master of the Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London WC2A 2LL
Tel: +44 203 936 8957 (please select the option for ‘Foreign Process’)
Email: foreignprocess.rcj@justice.gov.uk

Scotland:
Scottish Government Justice Directorate
Central Authority & International Law Team
St. Andrew's House (GW15)
Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Scotland, UK
E-mail: serviceofdocuments@gov.scot
Tel.: +44 131 244 2417 or +44 131 244 4829

The Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers:
https://smaso.org.uk/

Northern Ireland:
The Master (Queen’s Bench and Appeals)
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast BT1 3JF
Tel: +44 28 9072 4639
Email: frontofhousercj@courtsni.gov.uk

Formes de signification ou de notification
(art. 5(1)(2)):

Personal service on individuals and postal service on registered offices of companies. If this fails by first class post.

Exigences de traduction
(art. 5(3)):

Pursuant to Article 5(3) of the Convention United Kingdom will require the documents to be written in, or translated into, the English language.

Click here to read all the declarations and reservations made by the United Kingdom under this Convention.

Frais d’exécution d’une demande de signification ou de notification
(art. 12):

As from 1 January 1979 no charge is made for service in normal circumstances. However, if the request is for service by a particular method, which incurs extra costs, or in other exceptional circumstances, actual costs of service will be reclaimed.

N.B.: This applies only to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and not to those overseas territories for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible.

For Scotland only:
Service of documents in application of Article 5, paragraph 1, a) or b) implies the employment of a judicial officer. The costs thereof must be paid in advance, in accordance with Article 12 of the Convention.

Délai d’exécution: Scotland:
Within 3 months
Officiers ministériels, fonctionnaires ou autres personnes compétents
(art. 10(b))

For Scotland only:
Requests for service within Scotland of documents in civil and commercial matters can be made directly to sheriff officers and messengers-at-arms (judicial officers). 
https://smaso.org.uk/

Opposition et déclarations
(art. 21(2)):
Cliquer ici pour consulter toutes les déclarations faites par cet État dans le cadre de la Convention Notification.

For Scotland:
Click here to read all the declarations made by this State under the Service Convention. (Note: the declaration says 'Scottish Executive Justice Department' but should 'Scottish Government Justice Directorate')

Art. 8(2): No opposition
Art. 10(a): No opposition
Art. 10(b): Additional information – see declarations
Art. 10(c): Additional information – see declarations
Art. 15(2): Declaration of applicability
Art. 16(3): Declaration for Scotland only:
In accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 16 of the Convention, in relation to Scotland, applications for setting aside judgments on the grounds that the defendant did not have knowledge of the proceedings in sufficient time to defend the action will not be entertained if filed more than one year after the date of judgment.
Voies dérogatoires (accords bilatéraux ou multilatéraux ou loi interne ouvrant d’autres voies de transmission)
(art. 11, 19, 24 et 25)
Clause de non-responsabilité :
Les informations présentées ici peuvent être incomplètes ou imparfaitement mises à jour. Veuillez contacter les autorités concernées pour vérifier ces informations.
To consult bilateral and multilateral treaties to which United Kingdom is a party, click here.
Liens utiles: England and Wales:
Civil Procedure Rules
Autorités compétentes
(arts 6, 9)
Scotland:
Messengers-At-Arms and Sheriff Officers
 
Autres autorités
(art. 18)
 

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