Serving and Filing Documents in BC or Elsewhere

Every once in a while we get calls from people outside BC who are looking for someone to serve documents on people resident in BC or companies with registered and records offices here in BC.  There are a number of situations where the law requires “personal service” – at least as a first resort.  The typical scenario arises in civil litigation where the Rules of Court of every jurisdiction in Canada require that a plaintiff must ensure that a defendant (or defendants) have notice that legal proceedings are being taken against them.  This is to provide the defendant with an opportunity to respond to the allegations and make any counterclaim that may be appropriate.

What if you are a plaintiff and you either don’t know where to find your defendant or they are located in another jurisdiction (maybe even outside Canada)?

In these cases it makes sense to turn to professionals like Dye & Durham who offer a full range of process serving options including skip tracing if you are unable to locate your defendant.