England and Wales · Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
When must the appellant serve the sealed appeal notice?
Unless the appeal court orders otherwise, the appellant must serve each respondent as soon as practicable and no later than 14 days after sealing. The 14 days are an outer limit, not permission to postpone practicable service.
- Period
- As soon as practicable, with the separate ordinary 14-day outer service limit
- Trigger
- Date the appellant's notice is sealed by the court
- Rule
- CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1
CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1 and its official supporting provisions were retained on October 8, 2026. This review concerns when must the appellant serve the sealed appeal notice, not an earlier rule edition or a different appeal route.
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Notice filing runs from the lower-court decision. Notice service runs from sealing at the appeal court, even if filing happened earlier. The ordinary service branch assumes an appellant-served sealed notice and no rule 52.12(4) interim-injunction exemption. Establish effective service separately from dispatch.
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When must the appellant serve the sealed appeal notice?
Unless the appeal court orders otherwise, the appellant must serve each respondent as soon as practicable and no later than 14 days after sealing. The 14 days are an outer limit, not permission to postpone practicable service.
Responsible actor. Appellant.
Notice filing runs from the lower-court decision. Notice service runs from sealing at the appeal court, even if filing happened earlier.
No. Rule 52.12(3) starts the ordinary fourteen-day service outer limit after sealing.
The ordinary service branch assumes an appellant-served sealed notice and no rule 52.12(4) interim-injunction exemption. Establish effective service separately from dispatch.
CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1How does this provision count time?
- Unless the appeal court orders otherwise, the appellant must serve each respondent as soon as practicable and no later than 14 days after sealing. The 14 days are an outer limit, not permission to postpone practicable service.
- No. As soon as practicable is a separate obligation that can require earlier service.
- The appellant serves each respondent. The Civil Appeals Office does not perform party service under PD52C 7.1.
For CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1, exclude the established starting day and count the next 14 calendar days. CPR 2.8(3)(b) does not exclude an additional fixed compliance day. This is the ordinary fixed-after branch, not a minimum interval between two specified events.
For CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1, do not infer extra time for interparty service, agreement or a hearing requirement from a closed court office. Establish the actual act, any minimum hearing interval and the applicable direction.
CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Notice filing runs from the lower-court decision. Notice service runs from sealing at the appeal court, even if filing happened earlier. The ordinary service branch assumes an appellant-served sealed notice and no rule 52.12(4) interim-injunction exemption. Establish effective service separately from dispatch.
The appeal notice is sealed on October 8,2026. The ordinary appellant-service branch applies and no contrary service order exists. Unless the appeal court orders otherwise, the appellant must serve each respondent as soon as practicable and no later than 14 days after sealing. The 14 days are an outer limit, not permission to postpone practicable service. The appellant serves each respondent. The Civil Appeals Office does not perform party service under PD52C 7.1.
The ordinary 14-day endpoint associated with CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1 falls during a weekend or the Registry Christmas closure, and no contrary direction is yet established. For CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1, do not infer extra time for interparty service, agreement or a hearing requirement from a closed court office. Establish the actual act, any minimum hearing interval and the applicable direction. Establish the actual filing and service branch before relying on one deadline for this procedure.
The appellant can practicably serve promptly after sealing but instead proposes waiting until the fourteen-day outer limit. No. Rule 52.12(3) starts the ordinary fourteen-day service outer limit after sealing. Notice filing runs from the lower-court decision. Notice service runs from sealing at the appeal court, even if filing happened earlier.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Established procedural branch
- The ordinary service branch assumes an appellant-served sealed notice and no rule 52.12(4) interim-injunction exemption. Establish effective service separately from dispatch.
- Required completion
- The appellant serves each respondent. The Civil Appeals Office does not perform party service under PD52C 7.1.
- Related procedure distinction
- Notice filing runs from the lower-court decision. Notice service runs from sealing at the appeal court, even if filing happened earlier.
- The ordinary service branch assumes an appellant-served sealed notice and no rule 52.12(4) interim-injunction exemption. Establish effective service separately from dispatch.
- Notice filing runs from the lower-court decision. Notice service runs from sealing at the appeal court, even if filing happened earlier.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must the appellant serve the sealed appeal notice?
Does filing the appellant notice start its service clock?
No. Rule 52.12(3) starts the ordinary fourteen-day service outer limit after sealing.
CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1Can the appellant simply wait 14 days before serving?
No. As soon as practicable is a separate obligation that can require earlier service.
CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1Who serves the sealed appellant notice?
The party must effect required service. PD52C 7.1 states the Civil Appeals Office will not serve documents.
CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1Does a closed court office extend respondent service?
CPR 2.8(5) concerns acts at the court office. It does not automatically extend this interparty service act.
CPR 2.8, calculation of timeCan an appeal-court order change the service requirement?
Yes. Rule 52.12(3) expressly allows the appeal court to order otherwise.
CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1Is service always required for an interim-injunction permission application?
Rule 52.12(4) exempts the specified refusal under section 41 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009. Establish that exact category.
CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| CPR 52.12(3) and PD52C 7.1 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 2.8, calculation of time | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| CPR 52.15, variation of time | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |