Email. Is it a valid form of communication for legal documents

[jon1965]

I am curious as how the courts view email when it comes to serving required paperwork.
So for example
A NOA served by email, is it valid?

A DN served by email is it valid and what date would it be deemed to have been served

A SD served by email? I know that signed for is allowed if they have failed to serve it by hand

My concern would be that with spam filters, ability to block emails, often multiple access to email addresses and of course multiple /disposable email addresses how can they show that it has been served and served on the correct person.

Any thoughts please

[FlamingParrot]

Re: Email. Is it a valid form of communication for legal documents

You may want to look at this: http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/email-guidance

It refers mostly to the court process, but it includes, or to be accurate, excludes, anything relating to insolvency, so SDs a definite no-no:

What you cannot file by email

• A party, save for public law proceedings issued by a Local Authority, must not use email to take any step in a claim which requires a fee to be paid. If a party sends a document by email for which a fee is payable upon filing, the document will be treated as not having been filed.
• Anything in Insolvency or Adoption proceedings