Bermuda civil and statutory proceedings
What event starts a Bermuda tribunal appeal period?
Ordinarily twenty-eight days, subject to the governing enactment and applicable Order 55 scope. Serve the notice of motion and enter the appeal. For a court decision paragraph (3) uses its date. For a tribunal, Minister or board paragraph (4) uses authorized notification. Confirm the enabling appeal statute.
- Period
- Ordinarily twenty-eight days, subject to the governing enactment and applicable Order 55 scope
- Trigger
- Authorized notification of the tribunal or other qualifying decision to the appellant
- Rule
- Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 55, rule 4(2)
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 55, rule 4(2). Official consolidated body retrieved October 10, 2026. Bermuda Laws Online states laws amended through August 11, 2026. The consolidation includes BR 10/2024, BR 4/2025 and BR 13/2026, each retained separately.
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For a court decision paragraph (3) uses its date. For a tribunal, Minister or board paragraph (4) uses authorized notification. Confirm the enabling appeal statute. Establish authorized notification of the tribunal or other qualifying decision to the appellant and the actual completion required to serve the notice of motion and enter the appeal.
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What event starts a Bermuda tribunal appeal period?
Ordinarily twenty-eight days, subject to the governing enactment and applicable Order 55 scope. Serve the notice of motion and enter the appeal. For a court decision paragraph (3) uses its date. For a tribunal, Minister or board paragraph (4) uses authorized notification. Confirm the enabling appeal statute.
Responsible actor. Appellant under an enactment to which Order 55 applies.
Authorized notification of the tribunal or other qualifying decision to the appellant.
For a court decision paragraph (3) uses its date. For a tribunal, Minister or board paragraph (4) uses authorized notification. Confirm the enabling appeal statute.
For a court decision paragraph (3) uses its date. For a tribunal, Minister or board paragraph (4) uses authorized notification. Confirm the enabling appeal statute.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 55, rule 4(2)How does this provision count time?
- Establish authorized notification of the tribunal or other qualifying decision to the appellant.
- Serve the notice of motion and enter the appeal.
- Do not substitute the printed tribunal decision date for the actual notification event under paragraph (4).
- Entering the appeal and serving all required recipients are separate acts. A Registry carry does not automatically carry service.
Do not substitute the printed tribunal decision date for the actual notification event under paragraph (4).
Entering the appeal and serving all required recipients are separate acts. A Registry carry does not automatically carry service.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 55, rule 4(2)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
For a court decision paragraph (3) uses its date. For a tribunal, Minister or board paragraph (4) uses authorized notification. Confirm the enabling appeal statute. Establish authorized notification of the tribunal or other qualifying decision to the appellant and the actual completion required to serve the notice of motion and enter the appeal.
Appellant under an enactment to which Order 55 applies establishes authorized notification of the tribunal or other qualifying decision to the appellant. Do not substitute the printed tribunal decision date for the actual notification event under paragraph (4). Ordinarily twenty-eight days, subject to the governing enactment and applicable Order 55 scope. Serve the notice of motion and enter the appeal. Establish actual completion before calculating a final date.
A proposed boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to serve the notice of motion and enter the appeal. Entering the appeal and serving all required recipients are separate acts. A Registry carry does not automatically carry service. Establish the applicable computation and completion rule. No assumed carried date is supplied.
The decision was made on one day and authorized notice reached the appellant later. For a court decision paragraph (3) uses its date. For a tribunal, Minister or board paragraph (4) uses authorized notification. Confirm the enabling appeal statute. 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
- For a court decision paragraph (3) uses its date. For a tribunal, Minister or board paragraph (4) uses authorized notification. Confirm the enabling appeal statute.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Do not substitute the printed tribunal decision date for the actual notification event under paragraph (4). Entering the appeal and serving all required recipients are separate acts. A Registry carry does not automatically carry service.
- Actor and required completion
- Appellant under an enactment to which Order 55 applies. Serve the notice of motion and enter the appeal.
- For a court decision paragraph (3) uses its date. For a tribunal, Minister or board paragraph (4) uses authorized notification. Confirm the enabling appeal statute.
- Appellant under an enactment to which Order 55 applies. Authorized notification of the tribunal or other qualifying decision to the appellant. Serve the notice of motion and enter the appeal. For a court decision paragraph (3) uses its date. For a tribunal, Minister or board paragraph (4) uses authorized notification. Confirm the enabling appeal statute.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What event starts a Bermuda tribunal appeal period?
Is the decision date always the trigger?
No. Paragraph (4) uses authorized notification for the specified non-court decisions.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 55, rule 4(2)Who must be served in a tribunal appeal?
The chairman or specified decision-maker and the other parties identified in paragraph (1)(b).
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 55, rule 4(2)Is filing alone enough?
Paragraph (2) requires notice service and entry of the appeal.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 55, rule 4(2)Does Order 55 create a right of appeal?
Establish the enabling enactment and whether Order 55 applies to it.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 55, rule 4(2)What period appears in the general rule?
Twenty-eight days under paragraph (2).
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 55, rule 4(2)Are court-decision appeals identical?
No. Paragraph (3) supplies the court-decision date branch.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 55, rule 4(2)Official sources and review
Provisions used (7)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 55, rule 4(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Order 3 rules 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2025, Order 18 rule 12 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2026, new Order 14A | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act 1951, sections 7–9 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Public Holidays Act 1947, sections 3–6 and Schedule | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2024, Order 62 and Schedule | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |