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Serve court documents

Find an address to serve papers

Solicitors, litigants in person and process servers use Trace Bureau to establish where a party is currently registered before service. Our report is dated and rated, which is what you need if service is challenged.

Who instructs this

Solicitors, barristers’ clerks, litigants in person, process servers, insolvency practitioners.

How it works

  1. Provide the party’s details and the nature of the proceedings.
  2. Choose Express or Priority if you have a court deadline.
  3. Receive a dated report with the current registered address and our confidence rating.

Questions about this

Can the report be used as evidence?

The report sets out the address, the confidence rating and the date. Many clients exhibit it to a certificate or statement of service, and we provide a signed statement on request.

How fast is Priority?

Within 24 hours of instruction, same working day when instructed before noon.