Process agent
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What is a process agent?
The rules of English civil procedure require process of legal proceeding before an English (or Welsh) Court to be served in England or Wales (or, at the limit, in adjacent territorial waters). Note: service in Scotland will not do. This means you can serve process on someone in the Bristol Channel, but not in Glasgow.
A process agent is a business located England or Wales (or, in theory, adjacent territorial waters) which accepts service of legal proceedings filed in English courts on behalf of a person who has no place of business in England or Wales.
Who needs one? =
Any counterparty who does not have a permanent place of business in England or Wales. Process agents are standard in English law contracts with overseas counterparties.