Bermuda civil and statutory proceedings
When should appeal leave be sought from Bermuda’s Supreme Court?
File no later than fourteen days after the decision. File an ex parte notice of motion with the Supreme Court Registrar. The motion requires supporting affidavit and intended appeal grounds. Leave eligibility must be established under the governing appeal law.
- Period
- File no later than fourteen days after the decision
- Trigger
- The Supreme Court decision requiring leave
- Rule
- Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda (BX 1/1965), Order 2, rule 3(1)(a)
Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda (BX 1/1965), Order 2, rule 3(1)(a). Official consolidated body retrieved October 10, 2026. Bermuda Laws Online states laws amended through August 11, 2026. BR 24/2024 replaces the fee schedule, not the selected civil appeal periods.
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The motion requires supporting affidavit and intended appeal grounds. Leave eligibility must be established under the governing appeal law. Establish the Supreme Court decision requiring leave and the actual completion required to file an ex parte notice of motion with the Supreme Court Registrar.
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When should appeal leave be sought from Bermuda’s Supreme Court?
File no later than fourteen days after the decision. File an ex parte notice of motion with the Supreme Court Registrar. The motion requires supporting affidavit and intended appeal grounds. Leave eligibility must be established under the governing appeal law.
Responsible actor. Intending appellant whose appeal requires leave.
The Supreme Court decision requiring leave.
The motion requires supporting affidavit and intended appeal grounds. Leave eligibility must be established under the governing appeal law.
The motion requires supporting affidavit and intended appeal grounds. Leave eligibility must be established under the governing appeal law.
Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda (BX 1/1965), Order 2, rule 3(1)(a)How does this provision count time?
- Establish the Supreme Court decision requiring leave.
- File an ex parte notice of motion with the Supreme Court Registrar.
- Use the decision event in rule 3(1)(a), not automatically the later perfection event used by the final-notice branch.
- Court of Appeal rules have their own service and enlargement provisions. Establish actual Registry availability and the relevant computation law rather than borrowing Supreme Court Order 3 automatically.
Use the decision event in rule 3(1)(a), not automatically the later perfection event used by the final-notice branch.
Court of Appeal rules have their own service and enlargement provisions. Establish actual Registry availability and the relevant computation law rather than borrowing Supreme Court Order 3 automatically.
Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda (BX 1/1965), Order 2, rule 3(1)(a)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The motion requires supporting affidavit and intended appeal grounds. Leave eligibility must be established under the governing appeal law. Establish the Supreme Court decision requiring leave and the actual completion required to file an ex parte notice of motion with the Supreme Court Registrar.
Intending appellant whose appeal requires leave establishes the Supreme Court decision requiring leave. Use the decision event in rule 3(1)(a), not automatically the later perfection event used by the final-notice branch. File no later than fourteen days after the decision. File an ex parte notice of motion with the Supreme Court Registrar. Establish actual completion before calculating a final date.
A proposed boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to file an ex parte notice of motion with the Supreme Court Registrar. Court of Appeal rules have their own service and enlargement provisions. Establish actual Registry availability and the relevant computation law rather than borrowing Supreme Court Order 3 automatically. Establish the applicable computation and completion rule. No assumed carried date is supplied.
The party waits for the perfected order before seeking initial leave. The motion requires supporting affidavit and intended appeal grounds. Leave eligibility must be established under the governing appeal law. Resolve the changed source branch and required act. The nominal period alone does not establish this scenario.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual procedure and branch
- The motion requires supporting affidavit and intended appeal grounds. Leave eligibility must be established under the governing appeal law.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Use the decision event in rule 3(1)(a), not automatically the later perfection event used by the final-notice branch. Court of Appeal rules have their own service and enlargement provisions. Establish actual Registry availability and the relevant computation law rather than borrowing Supreme Court Order 3 automatically.
- Actor and required completion
- Intending appellant whose appeal requires leave. File an ex parte notice of motion with the Supreme Court Registrar.
- The motion requires supporting affidavit and intended appeal grounds. Leave eligibility must be established under the governing appeal law.
- Intending appellant whose appeal requires leave. The Supreme Court decision requiring leave. File an ex parte notice of motion with the Supreme Court Registrar. The motion requires supporting affidavit and intended appeal grounds. Leave eligibility must be established under the governing appeal law.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When should appeal leave be sought from Bermuda’s Supreme Court?
What document begins the application?
An ex parte notice of motion in the first instance.
Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda (BX 1/1965), Order 2, rule 3(1)(a)Where is it filed?
With the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda (BX 1/1965), Order 2, rule 3(1)(a)What period applies?
Not later than fourteen days after the Supreme Court decision.
Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda (BX 1/1965), Order 2, rule 3(1)(a)Must evidence accompany it?
Rule 3(2) requires an affidavit in support.
Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda (BX 1/1965), Order 2, rule 3(1)(a)Are intended appeal grounds required?
Yes. They must be formulated in accordance with rule 2.
Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda (BX 1/1965), Order 2, rule 3(1)(a)Does the court always decide without notice?
Rule 3(1)(c) normally requires adjournment and service directions unless an exception applies.
Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda (BX 1/1965), Order 2, rule 3(1)(a)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda (BX 1/1965), Order 2, rule 3(1)(a) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Order 1 rules 3–5 and Order 2 rules 2–3 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Court of Appeal for Bermuda Amendment Rules 2024 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act 1951, applicable interpretation and time provisions | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |