How is service on a company typically effected?

• A. By posting to the claimant's address.
• B. At the company's registered office or an agreed service address; service on an agent is possible.
• C. By publication in a newspaper.
• D. By service on the court clerk only.

Answer: (B)

Service on a company is valid when the document is delivered to the company at its registered office or at any address the company has agreed to use for service, and it can also be served on an agent who is authorized to accept service on behalf of the company. This ensures the company actually receives notice through a real contact point—its official address or a nominated service address, or via an authorized representative. If service is not at one of these points (for example, if you try to serve on the claimant instead of the defendant, or by newspaper publication or by serving only a court clerk), the notice may not be effective.