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England & Wales legal deadline calculator

Choose the court or tribunal, what happened and when. You will get the date, citation and calculation steps.

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One tested England & Wales calculation

Example input
August 3, 2026
Relevant fact
The CPR 7.5(1) service step was completed on Monday, August 3, 2026.
Expected result
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

The calculator excludes the completion day and counts the next two business days under CPR 6.14. Tuesday is day one and Wednesday is day two.

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Start with a cited England & Wales procedure

Pick the procedural event rather than a broad topic. A calculator opens with the relevant rule selected; a guide is labeled before it asks you to rely on a date.

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DefenceCalculates a date14 days, or 28 days where an acknowledgment of service was filedAcknowledgment of serviceCalculates a date14 daysET3 responseCalculates a date28 daysWhistleblowing detriment claimCalculates a dateThree months beginning with the relevant act, failure or last similar actImmigration appealCalculates a date14 days in-country; 28 days for the stated out-of-country routesImmigration permission to appealCalculates a date14 days; 28 days where the appellant is outside the United Kingdom

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Included forums

  • CPR Civil
  • Employment Tribunal
  • Family Court
  • Criminal Courts
  • Judicial Review
  • Tax Tribunal
  • Immigration Tribunal
  • FCA
  • Planning & Environment
  • Landlord & Tenant
  • Insolvency
  • Company Law
  • Construction Adjudication

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  • Court orders, contractual time bars and fact-specific extensions are not inferred.
  • Practice areas outside the listed published forums remain outside the calculator boundary.

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Start with a focused calculator

Deemed service dateCalculate the second business day after the CPR 7.5 service step. Distinguish claim forms, other documents, actual receipt and court-office closures.Acknowledgment of serviceCalculate the ordinary 14-day acknowledgment deadline. Choose claim-form service or later particulars, and check orders, domestic scope and court closures.DefenceCalculate 14 or 28 days after particulars are served. Include an actual agreed extension under CPR 15.5 and check service, filing and court closures.

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