Supreme Court Rules 1987

(1) Originating process in a proceeding commenced against partners in the firm name under rule

17.01 may be served on:

(a) any one or more of the partners; or

(b) a person at the principal place of business of the partnership within the Territory who appears to have control or management of the partnership business there.

(2) Originating process served under subrule (1) shall be taken to have been duly served on the partners whether or not a partner is out of the Territory.

(3) Where a partnership has to the knowledge of the plaintiff been dissolved before the proceeding against the partners has commenced, the originating process shall be served on every person sought to be made liable in the proceeding.

(4) Every person on whom originating process is served under subrule (1) shall be informed by notice in writing given at the time of service whether he is served as a partner or as a person having the control or management of the partnership business or in both characters and, in default of such notice, the person served shall be taken to be served as a partner.