England and Wales · Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
When must a respondent acknowledge a Supreme Court appeal?
Rule 22 requires a respondent intending to participate to file its notice within 14 days after service of the intention-to-proceed notice or appeal notice, as applicable. The notice is also called an acknowledgment.
- Period
- 14 calendar days after the established operative event
- Trigger
- Effective service of the rule 19 intention-to-proceed notice or rule 21 appeal notice, as applicable
- Rule
- Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3)
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3) and its official supporting provisions were retained on October 8, 2026. This review concerns when must a respondent acknowledge a supreme court appeal, not an earlier rule edition or a different appeal route.
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This appeal-participation notice is distinct from the earlier rule 15 permission objection and from a cross-appeal seeking variation of the order. Establish which commencement route produced the served notice. Actual effective service and the respondent’s intended participation matter; the raw legacy label does not choose that branch.
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When must a respondent acknowledge a Supreme Court appeal?
Rule 22 requires a respondent intending to participate to file its notice within 14 days after service of the intention-to-proceed notice or appeal notice, as applicable. The notice is also called an acknowledgment.
Responsible actor. The respondent intending to participate in the appeal.
This appeal-participation notice is distinct from the earlier rule 15 permission objection and from a cross-appeal seeking variation of the order.
Yes. PD 4.26 describes it as a notice of acknowledgment.
Establish which commencement route produced the served notice. Actual effective service and the respondent’s intended participation matter; the raw legacy label does not choose that branch.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3)How does this provision count time?
- Rule 22 requires a respondent intending to participate to file its notice within 14 days after service of the intention-to-proceed notice or appeal notice, as applicable. The notice is also called an acknowledgment.
- Rule 22(2) identifies service of the rule 19 intention-to-proceed notice or rule 21 appeal notice.
- File the notice of intention to participate, then serve the appellant and other respondents under rule 22(4). Check portal status and required fee.
The event specified by Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3) 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 22(1)–(3), 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 22(1)–(3)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
This appeal-participation notice is distinct from the earlier rule 15 permission objection and from a cross-appeal seeking variation of the order. Establish which commencement route produced the served notice. Actual effective service and the respondent’s intended participation matter; the raw legacy label does not choose that branch.
A respondent is effectively served with the rule 19 intention-to-proceed notice on October 8,2026 and intends to participate in the appeal. Rule 22 requires a respondent intending to participate to file its notice within 14 days after service of the intention-to-proceed notice or appeal notice, as applicable. The notice is also called an acknowledgment. File the notice of intention to participate, then serve the appellant and other respondents under rule 22(4). Check portal status and required fee.
The ordinary 14-day endpoint associated with Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3) falls during a weekend or the Registry Christmas closure, and no contrary direction is yet established. For Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3), 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 respondent seeks to uphold the same order on different grounds rather than varying the order. Yes. PD 4.26 describes it as a notice of acknowledgment. This appeal-participation notice is distinct from the earlier rule 15 permission objection and from a cross-appeal seeking variation of the order.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Established procedural branch
- Establish which commencement route produced the served notice. Actual effective service and the respondent’s intended participation matter; the raw legacy label does not choose that branch.
- Required completion
- File the notice of intention to participate, then serve the appellant and other respondents under rule 22(4). Check portal status and required fee.
- Related procedure distinction
- This appeal-participation notice is distinct from the earlier rule 15 permission objection and from a cross-appeal seeking variation of the order.
- Establish which commencement route produced the served notice. Actual effective service and the respondent’s intended participation matter; the raw legacy label does not choose that branch.
- This appeal-participation notice is distinct from the earlier rule 15 permission objection and from a cross-appeal seeking variation of the order.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a respondent acknowledge a Supreme Court appeal?
Is the notice of intention to participate also an acknowledgment?
Yes. PD 4.26 describes it as a notice of acknowledgment.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3)Which service event starts the fourteen days?
Rule 22(2) identifies service of the rule 19 intention-to-proceed notice or rule 21 appeal notice.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3)What if the respondent supports the order for different reasons?
Rule 22(3) requires those reasons to be clearly stated in the acknowledgment, without necessarily cross-appealing.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3)Must a respondent seeking to vary the order cross-appeal?
Rule 23 addresses permission to cross-appeal when the respondent seeks variation.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3)What happens if the respondent does not file and serve participation notice?
Rule 22(5) excludes participation and progress notifications.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3)Why is a generic receipt date insufficient?
The current rule uses service of the proper commencement notice, requiring the actual route and effective-service facts.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(1)–(3) | 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 |