England and Wales · Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
When must the permission core bundle be lodged?
PD52C 14 requires the appellant to lodge the permission core bundle within 14 days after the appeal notice is sealed. Prepare any necessary supplementary bundle under paragraph 27 and check specific directions.
- Period
- 14 calendar days after the established operative event
- Trigger
- Date the appeal notice is sealed by the court
- Rule
- PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3)
PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3) and its official supporting provisions were retained on October 8, 2026. This review concerns when must the permission core bundle be lodged, not an earlier rule edition or a different appeal route.
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When must the permission core bundle be lodged?
PD52C 14 requires the appellant to lodge the permission core bundle within 14 days after the appeal notice is sealed. Prepare any necessary supplementary bundle under paragraph 27 and check specific directions.
Responsible actor. Permission applicant.
The permission core bundle follows sealing. The later appeal-hearing bundles are measured backward from the fixed hearing date.
Current PD52C 14 uses the notice being sealed by the court, not its earlier filing.
The permission application must require bundles under SectionIV. Sealing is the trigger, even when the notice was filed on an earlier date.
PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3)How does this provision count time?
- PD52C 14 requires the appellant to lodge the permission core bundle within 14 days after the appeal notice is sealed. Prepare any necessary supplementary bundle under paragraph 27 and check specific directions.
- Paragraph 27(1) confines it to documents listed in the relevant core-bundle index.
- Lodge the relevant permission bundles with the court. Paragraph 27(3) separately requires serving their indexes on respondents at the same time as lodging.
For PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3), 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.
The PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3) court-office filing act can use CPR 2.8(5) when its fixed endpoint is closed. Check the actual office, any exceptional closure and the order. This does not extend a separate service act.
PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The court seals the appeal notice on October 08. The applicant must lodge the permission core bundle. Concurrent index service is a distinct interparty act. The permission application must require bundles under SectionIV. Sealing is the trigger, even when the notice was filed on an earlier date.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The court seals the appeal notice on October 08. The applicant must lodge the permission core bundle. Concurrent index service is a distinct interparty act. The permission application must require bundles under SectionIV. Sealing is the trigger, even when the notice was filed on an earlier date. Exactly 14 counted calendar dates follow the established event; the starting date is excluded. | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | The court seals the appeal notice on October 10. The applicant must lodge the permission core bundle. Concurrent index service is a distinct interparty act. For this calendar counterexample the case and event branch are otherwise established. The permission application must require bundles under SectionIV. Sealing is the trigger, even when the notice was filed on an earlier date. Ordinary England/Wales weekend or August 31 bank holiday. No exceptional court-office closure or contrary direction. Exactly 14 counted calendar dates follow the established event; the starting date is excluded. | Monday, October 26, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The appeal notice was filed earlier but is sealed on Monday, August 17, 2026. The current PD52C 14 sealing event controls the permission bundle period. The permission application must require bundles under SectionIV. Sealing is the trigger, even when the notice was filed on an earlier date. This example establishes the stated operative branch independently of the calendar arithmetic. Exactly 14 counted calendar dates follow the established event; the starting date is excluded. | Tuesday, September 1, 2026 |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Established procedural branch
- The permission application must require bundles under SectionIV. Sealing is the trigger, even when the notice was filed on an earlier date.
- Required completion
- Lodge the relevant permission bundles with the court. Paragraph 27(3) separately requires serving their indexes on respondents at the same time as lodging.
- Related procedure distinction
- The permission core bundle follows sealing. The later appeal-hearing bundles are measured backward from the fixed hearing date.
- The permission application must require bundles under SectionIV. Sealing is the trigger, even when the notice was filed on an earlier date.
- The permission core bundle follows sealing. The later appeal-hearing bundles are measured backward from the fixed hearing date.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must the permission core bundle be lodged?
Does filing the appeal notice start this bundle period?
Current PD52C 14 uses the notice being sealed by the court, not its earlier filing.
PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3)Can the permission core bundle include every case document?
Paragraph 27(1) confines it to documents listed in the relevant core-bundle index.
PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3)When is a supplementary permission bundle appropriate?
Paragraph 27(2) identifies additional documents relevant to the grounds and necessary for permission or related applications.
PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3)When should respondents receive the permission bundle indexes?
Paragraph 27(3) requires index service at the same time that the bundles are lodged with the court.
PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3)Is this the forty-two-day hearing bundle requirement?
No. The later appeal-hearing bundle obligation is a separate fixed-hearing timetable step.
PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3)Does a court-office extension automatically extend index service?
No. The court-office filing act and accompanying service act must be checked separately under CPR 2.8(5).
CPR 2.8, calculation of timeOfficial sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| PD52C 14 and 27(1)–(3) | 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 |