England and Wales · Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
How early must Court of Appeal hearing bundles be filed and served?
Subject to court directions, PD52C 27(7) requires the appellant to file and serve the hearing core bundle and any supplementary bundle not less than 42 days before the hearing. Both endpoints must be assessed under CPR 2.8.
- Period
- 42 calendar days before the hearing anchor
- Trigger
- Date of the appeal hearing
- Rule
- PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12)
PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12) and its official supporting provisions were retained on October 8, 2026. This review concerns how early must court of appeal hearing bundles be filed and served, not an earlier rule edition or a different appeal route.
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Hearing bundles count backward from the fixed hearing. Permission bundles follow sealing, while proposed and final indexes use the listing-window letter. Establish the fixed hearing date and actual direction. The combined filing and service acts cannot use an assumed universal closed-day adjustment while preserving the minimum interval.
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How early must Court of Appeal hearing bundles be filed and served?
Subject to court directions, PD52C 27(7) requires the appellant to file and serve the hearing core bundle and any supplementary bundle not less than 42 days before the hearing. Both endpoints must be assessed under CPR 2.8.
Responsible actor. The appellant and parties completing hearing bundles.
Hearing bundles count backward from the fixed hearing. Permission bundles follow sealing, while proposed and final indexes use the listing-window letter.
No. Part 2 and paragraph 27(7) measure backward from the appeal hearing date.
Establish the fixed hearing date and actual direction. The combined filing and service acts cannot use an assumed universal closed-day adjustment while preserving the minimum interval.
PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12)How does this provision count time?
- Subject to court directions, PD52C 27(7) requires the appellant to file and serve the hearing core bundle and any supplementary bundle not less than 42 days before the hearing. Both endpoints must be assessed under CPR 2.8.
- No. Permission bundles have the separate paragraph 14 sealing-based period.
- The appellant files the appropriate hearing bundles and serves other parties. A party relying on an unagreed-documents bundle needs the paragraph 27 permission process.
For PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12), count backward from the actual appeal hearing and preserve the required clear-day interval. Both the hearing anchor and the compliance event require assessment under CPR 2.8(3). Do not replace the hearing with the listing-window letter.
For PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12), 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.
PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Hearing bundles count backward from the fixed hearing. Permission bundles follow sealing, while proposed and final indexes use the listing-window letter. Establish the fixed hearing date and actual direction. The combined filing and service acts cannot use an assumed universal closed-day adjustment while preserving the minimum interval.
The appeal is fixed for December 10,2026. The appellant must prepare and provide the hearing core bundle and necessary supplementary bundle to the court and other parties. Subject to court directions, PD52C 27(7) requires the appellant to file and serve the hearing core bundle and any supplementary bundle not less than 42 days before the hearing. Both endpoints must be assessed under CPR 2.8. The appellant files the appropriate hearing bundles and serves other parties. A party relying on an unagreed-documents bundle needs the paragraph 27 permission process.
The ordinary 42-day endpoint associated with PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12) falls during a weekend or the Registry Christmas closure, and no contrary direction is yet established. For PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12), 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 minimum hearing interval and completion act before relying on one deadline for this procedure.
A party wishes to rely on documents that the other parties refuse to include in the agreed hearing bundle. No. Part 2 and paragraph 27(7) measure backward from the appeal hearing date. Hearing bundles count backward from the fixed hearing. Permission bundles follow sealing, while proposed and final indexes use the listing-window letter.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Established procedural branch
- Establish the fixed hearing date and actual direction. The combined filing and service acts cannot use an assumed universal closed-day adjustment while preserving the minimum interval.
- Required completion
- The appellant files the appropriate hearing bundles and serves other parties. A party relying on an unagreed-documents bundle needs the paragraph 27 permission process.
- Related procedure distinction
- Hearing bundles count backward from the fixed hearing. Permission bundles follow sealing, while proposed and final indexes use the listing-window letter.
- Establish the fixed hearing date and actual direction. The combined filing and service acts cannot use an assumed universal closed-day adjustment while preserving the minimum interval.
- Hearing bundles count backward from the fixed hearing. Permission bundles follow sealing, while proposed and final indexes use the listing-window letter.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
How early must Court of Appeal hearing bundles be filed and served?
Does the listing-window letter start the hearing-bundle minimum?
No. Part 2 and paragraph 27(7) measure backward from the appeal hearing date.
PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12)Are permission bundles covered by this forty-two-day stage?
No. Permission bundles have the separate paragraph 14 sealing-based period.
PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12)What hearing bundles must the appellant provide?
Paragraph 27(7) covers the core appeal bundle and, if required, a supplementary appeal bundle.
PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12)Can an unagreed-documents bundle be filed without further permission?
Paragraph 27 supplies a distinct permission process and timing requirement for unagreed documents.
PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12)Can a later open filing day be assumed for both acts?
No. Minimum hearing notice, court-office filing and service require their own assessment before selecting a date.
PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12)Do specific court directions override the ordinary bundle timetable?
Yes. Paragraph 27(7) and the general paragraph 2 direction rule expressly preserve court directions.
PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| PD52C 21 and 27(7),(12) | 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 |