England and Wales · Arbitration and court procedure
What period and facts govern arbitration claim-form service in England and Wales?
Within 1 calendar month from issue unless the court orders otherwise. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established.
- Period
- Within 1 calendar month from issue unless the court orders otherwise
- Trigger
- The actual issue date of that claim form
- Rule
- CPR 62.4
This arbitration claim-form service guide uses the retained current Justice UK CPR 62.4 text. Actual case orders and specialist-court directions must be checked. Where the underlying claim challenges an award, establish the 2025 Act transition and the source-supported section 70 applicable date separately.
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CPR 62.4. Within 1 calendar month from issue unless the court orders otherwise. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established. Establish the actual actor, event, agreed regime, court order and completion facts before relying on a final endpoint. This source guide provides no computed or paid date.
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What period and facts govern arbitration claim-form service in England and Wales?
Within 1 calendar month from issue unless the court orders otherwise. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established.
Responsible actor. The claimant who issued an arbitration claim form.
The actual issue date of that claim form
This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established.
The claimant who issued an arbitration claim form. Within 1 calendar month from issue unless the court orders otherwise. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established.
CPR 62.4How does this provision count time?
- Within 1 calendar month from issue unless the court orders otherwise
- Complete the applicable service step on the defendant.
- This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established.
CPR 62.4(2) states one month from the actual claim-form issue. CPR 2.10 identifies a calendar month. This is not an interchangeable28-day period, and the applicable service step and court order must be established.
For arbitration claim-form service, CPR 2.8(5) addresses an act at a court office whose final day is a closure day. It does not automatically move service on another party, erase required intervening clear days, or lift the enforcement restriction. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established.
CPR 62.4Which facts prevent one automatic date?
CPR 62.4. Within 1 calendar month from issue unless the court orders otherwise. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established. Establish the actual actor, event, agreed regime, court order and completion facts before relying on a final endpoint. This source guide provides no computed or paid date.
The claimant who issued an arbitration claim form has records establishing the actual issue date of that claim form. Within 1 calendar month from issue unless the court orders otherwise. Complete the applicable service step on the defendant. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established. Establish all source facts before choosing a final date.
The proposed compliance period for arbitration claim-form service meets a weekend, holiday or court-office closure. CPR 62.4(2) states one month from the actual claim-form issue. CPR 2.10 identifies a calendar month. This is not an interchangeable28-day period, and the applicable service step and court order must be established. For arbitration claim-form service, CPR 2.8(5) addresses an act at a court office whose final day is a closure day. It does not automatically move service on another party, erase required intervening clear days, or lift the enforcement restriction. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established. Apply the actual counting regime to the particular act. Do not infer a uniform next-working-day extension.
This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established. Within 1 calendar month from issue unless the court orders otherwise. The actual branch facts are not established by the raw catalog period. Complete the applicable service step on the defendant. Establish the material facts or follow the actual order; this guide supplies no automatic date.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual actor and completed procedural act
- The claimant who issued an arbitration claim form. Complete the applicable service step on the defendant.
- Controlling event and applicable agreement or order
- The actual issue date of that claim form. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established.
- Source-specific counting and completion place
- CPR 62.4(2) states one month from the actual claim-form issue. CPR 2.10 identifies a calendar month. This is not an interchangeable28-day period, and the applicable service step and court order must be established. For arbitration claim-form service, CPR 2.8(5) addresses an act at a court office whose final day is a closure day. It does not automatically move service on another party, erase required intervening clear days, or lift the enforcement restriction. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established.
- The claimant who issued an arbitration claim form. Within 1 calendar month from issue unless the court orders otherwise. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established.
- Arbitration claim-form service concerns the claimant who issued an arbitration claim form and complete the applicable service step on the defendant. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established. Domestic arbitration acknowledgment addresses a separate procedural question and cannot establish this actor’s completed step.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period and facts govern arbitration claim-form service in England and Wales?
What period applies to arbitration claim-form service?
Within 1 calendar month from issue unless the court orders otherwise. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established.
CPR 62.4Which actual event controls arbitration claim-form service?
The actual issue date of that claim form. The claimant who issued an arbitration claim form must establish that event from the actual request, award, service or court records.
CPR 62.4What act completes arbitration claim-form service?
Complete the applicable service step on the defendant. This service period is separate from issue satisfying a statutory challenge period; actual service method, destination and order must be established.
CPR 62.4Does the usual four-month claim-form period apply unchanged?
No. CPR 62.4(2) expressly requires service within one month unless the court orders otherwise and modifies rules 7.5 and 7.6 accordingly.
CPR 62.4Does timely issue automatically prove timely service?
No. Section 80(4) addresses issue of originating process within a statutory court period. The separate service requirement still must be met.
Arbitration Act 1996 section 80Can the court set a different service period?
Yes. CPR 62.4(2) begins unless the court orders otherwise. Retain the actual order and applicable service route, including any service-out requirements.
CPR 62.4Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| CPR 62.4 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 2.10 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 62.5 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Arbitration Act 1996 section 80 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 2.8 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |