The Rules of Serving Court Documents
The service of court documents is the part of the process that directly determines a party's procedural standing: proper service starts the running of terms and enables the examination of the case. The Code of Civil Procedure regulates this field in detail — from service on a representative to public notice. Each form of service carries its own conditions and consequences, and for the party what is decisive is which of them applies: this is not a technical detail but the foundation of the progress of the case. Knowledge of the service rules is therefore a practical advantage — timely reaction is possible only when the party knows when a document counts as served.