England and Wales · Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
What must an appellant do after the Supreme Court grants permission?
When the Supreme Court grants permission, rule 19(1)(c) requires an intention-to-proceed notice within 14 days after the grant. The permission application stands as the appeal notice, and the new notice must also be served.
- Period
- 14 calendar days after the established operative event
- Trigger
- Grant by the Court of permission to appeal
- Rule
- Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19 and its official supporting provisions were retained on October 8, 2026. This review concerns what must an appellant do after the supreme court grants permission, not an earlier rule edition or a different appeal route.
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Court-granted permission uses rule 19. Permission granted below or an appeal as of right instead starts the rule 20 notice-of-appeal procedure. This is the Court-granted-permission route. The raw generic model does not establish portal status, accompanying service or the full Registry calendar for this later branch.
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What must an appellant do after the Supreme Court grants permission?
When the Supreme Court grants permission, rule 19(1)(c) requires an intention-to-proceed notice within 14 days after the grant. The permission application stands as the appeal notice, and the new notice must also be served.
Responsible actor. The appellant granted permission by the Supreme Court.
Court-granted permission uses rule 19. Permission granted below or an appeal as of right instead starts the rule 20 notice-of-appeal procedure.
No. Rule 19 says the permission application stands as the notice of appeal and rules 20–21 do not apply.
This is the Court-granted-permission route. The raw generic model does not establish portal status, accompanying service or the full Registry calendar for this later branch.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19How does this provision count time?
- When the Supreme Court grants permission, rule 19(1)(c) requires an intention-to-proceed notice within 14 days after the grant. The permission application stands as the appeal notice, and the new notice must also be served.
- The Supreme Court grant of permission starts the filing period under 19(1)(c).
- File the intention-to-proceed notice and serve each respondent and any intervener below. A non-portal appellant files the rule 8(5) service certificate.
The event specified by Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19 controls this period. Establish that event before applying its fixed-after calendar count. The Court of Appeal clear-days model is not a substitute for the Supreme Court provision.
For Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19, rule 6(4)(a) extends Registry acts to the next Registry-open day. PD 2.3 includes weekends, England/Wales bank holidays and the Christmas vacation. A separate service act requires method-specific treatment; verify exceptional directions and portal downtime.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Court-granted permission uses rule 19. Permission granted below or an appeal as of right instead starts the rule 20 notice-of-appeal procedure. This is the Court-granted-permission route. The raw generic model does not establish portal status, accompanying service or the full Registry calendar for this later branch.
The Supreme Court grants permission on October 8,2026. The appellant wishes to continue under rule 19 rather than the permission-below route. When the Supreme Court grants permission, rule 19(1)(c) requires an intention-to-proceed notice within 14 days after the grant. The permission application stands as the appeal notice, and the new notice must also be served. File the intention-to-proceed notice and serve each respondent and any intervener below. A non-portal appellant files the rule 8(5) service certificate.
The ordinary 14-day endpoint associated with Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19 falls during a weekend or the Registry Christmas closure, and no contrary direction is yet established. For Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19, rule 6(4)(a) extends Registry acts to the next Registry-open day. PD 2.3 includes weekends, England/Wales bank holidays and the Christmas vacation. A separate service act requires method-specific treatment; verify exceptional directions and portal downtime. Establish the actual filing and service branch before relying on one deadline for this procedure.
The Supreme Court grants permission on an application, but the appellant proposes filing a separate rule 20 notice instead of the intention-to-proceed notice. No. Rule 19 says the permission application stands as the notice of appeal and rules 20–21 do not apply. Court-granted permission uses rule 19. Permission granted below or an appeal as of right instead starts the rule 20 notice-of-appeal procedure.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Established procedural branch
- This is the Court-granted-permission route. The raw generic model does not establish portal status, accompanying service or the full Registry calendar for this later branch.
- Required completion
- File the intention-to-proceed notice and serve each respondent and any intervener below. A non-portal appellant files the rule 8(5) service certificate.
- Related procedure distinction
- Court-granted permission uses rule 19. Permission granted below or an appeal as of right instead starts the rule 20 notice-of-appeal procedure.
- This is the Court-granted-permission route. The raw generic model does not establish portal status, accompanying service or the full Registry calendar for this later branch.
- Court-granted permission uses rule 19. Permission granted below or an appeal as of right instead starts the rule 20 notice-of-appeal procedure.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What must an appellant do after the Supreme Court grants permission?
Does Court-granted permission require a separate rule 20 appeal notice?
No. Rule 19 says the permission application stands as the notice of appeal and rules 20–21 do not apply.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19What starts the intention-to-proceed fourteen days?
The Supreme Court grant of permission starts the filing period under 19(1)(c).
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19Are all proposed grounds automatically preserved?
Rule 19 limits the grounds to those for which permission was granted.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19Must the intention-to-proceed notice be served?
Yes. Rule 19(2) identifies respondents and interveners below as recipients.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19What service evidence does a non-portal appellant file?
Rule 19(3) requires a certificate in accordance with rule 8(5).
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19Why does this page avoid one automatic date?
The filing and service acts, portal status and applicable Registry closure must be established for this unmodeled branch.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rules 6–8Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 19 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Supreme Court Rules 2024, rules 6–8 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| UKSC PD2.3–2.5 and filing and service guidance | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |