If the defendant's solicitors are instructed to accept service, where should service be made for a partnership?

• A. On the partnership's principal place of business
• B. On the court
• C. On the defendant's solicitors at their principal or last known place of business
• D. On the defendant personally

Answer: (C)

When a defendant has asked their solicitor to accept service, papers must be served on that solicitor at their principal or last known place of business. The solicitor is authorized to accept service on behalf of the partnership, so delivering to them creates valid service and records the notice properly for the proceedings. The court itself isn’t the recipient of service, and serving at the partnership’s own address would only be appropriate if no solicitor was instructed to accept service. Serving on a partner personally isn’t the standard route for a partnership when there is a solicitor ready to accept service.