1. How do I (as the defendant) calculate the period of 14 days allowed for filing the acknowledgment of service form?

1. How do I (as the defendant) calculate the period of 14 days allowed for filing the acknowledgment of service form?

A writ served on the defendant personally (i.e. delivered by hand) is treated as having been served on the day it was delivered to the defendant. A writ served by post or by insertion through the defendant's letter box is normally treated as having been served on the seventh day after the date of posting or insertion. However, if there is actual evidence showing the date when the posted or inserted writ actually came to the notice of the defendant, then that date would be treated as the date of service. The period of 14 days allowed for filing the acknowledgment of service form is to be calculated from (and including) the date of service.