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If the defendant lives outside of BC, but the event that led to the lawsuit happened in BC, you can serve your notice by giving the defendant a copy of it. But in any other case, you need permission of the court registrar before you can serve a notice of claim outside BC. | If the defendant lives outside of BC, but the event that led to the lawsuit happened in BC, you can serve your notice by giving the defendant a copy of it. But in any other case, you need permission of the court registrar before you can serve a notice of claim outside BC. | ||
How to serve the notice also depends on whether the defendant is a person, a corporation, an unincorporated business, or a partnership. For example, to serve | How to serve the notice also depends on whether the defendant is a person, a corporation, an unincorporated business, or a partnership. For example, to serve: | ||
*a person over 18, you can give them the notice of claim personally, have someone else give it to them, or send it to them by registered mail. | *a person over 18, you can give them the notice of claim personally, have someone else give it to them, or send it to them by registered mail. | ||
*a corporation, you send the notice to the corporation’s registered office by registered mail. The address of the registered office is shown on the company search you must do. | *a corporation, you send the notice to the corporation’s registered office by registered mail. The address of the registered office is shown on the company search you must do. | ||