England and Wales · Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
When must a filed respondent notice be served?
Unless the appeal court orders otherwise, CPR 52.13(6) requires service on the appellant and any other respondent as soon as practicable and no later than 7 days after filing the respondent notice.
- Period
- As soon as practicable, with the separate ordinary 7-day outer service limit
- Trigger
- Date the respondent's notice is filed
- Rule
- CPR 52.13(6)
CPR 52.13(6) and its official supporting provisions were retained on October 8, 2026. This review concerns when must a filed respondent notice be served, not an earlier rule edition or a different appeal route.
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The respondent service clock starts at filing. The appellant’s corresponding fourteen-day service clock starts at sealing. This is the ordinary service outer limit for a filed respondent notice. It does not establish when dispatch becomes effective service or excuse delay where earlier service is practicable.
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When must a filed respondent notice be served?
Unless the appeal court orders otherwise, CPR 52.13(6) requires service on the appellant and any other respondent as soon as practicable and no later than 7 days after filing the respondent notice.
Responsible actor. Respondent.
The respondent service clock starts at filing. The appellant’s corresponding fourteen-day service clock starts at sealing.
Rule 52.13(6) uses filing, unlike the appellant-service sealing trigger.
This is the ordinary service outer limit for a filed respondent notice. It does not establish when dispatch becomes effective service or excuse delay where earlier service is practicable.
CPR 52.13(6)How does this provision count time?
- Unless the appeal court orders otherwise, CPR 52.13(6) requires service on the appellant and any other respondent as soon as practicable and no later than 7 days after filing the respondent notice.
- The appellant and any other respondent must be served.
- The respondent serves the appellant and every other respondent. Use the established permitted method and retain proof of effective service.
For CPR 52.13(6), exclude the established starting day and count the next 7 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 52.13(6), 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 52.13(6)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The respondent service clock starts at filing. The appellant’s corresponding fourteen-day service clock starts at sealing. This is the ordinary service outer limit for a filed respondent notice. It does not establish when dispatch becomes effective service or excuse delay where earlier service is practicable.
The respondent notice is filed on October 8,2026. The respondent must complete practicable service and preserve the distinct seven-day outer limit. Unless the appeal court orders otherwise, CPR 52.13(6) requires service on the appellant and any other respondent as soon as practicable and no later than 7 days after filing the respondent notice. The respondent serves the appellant and every other respondent. Use the established permitted method and retain proof of effective service.
The ordinary 7-day endpoint associated with CPR 52.13(6) falls during a weekend or the Registry Christmas closure, and no contrary direction is yet established. For CPR 52.13(6), 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 respondent’s notice was filed before it was sealed, and the respondent proposes counting service time only from sealing. Rule 52.13(6) uses filing, unlike the appellant-service sealing trigger. The respondent service clock starts at filing. The appellant’s corresponding fourteen-day service clock starts at sealing.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Established procedural branch
- This is the ordinary service outer limit for a filed respondent notice. It does not establish when dispatch becomes effective service or excuse delay where earlier service is practicable.
- Required completion
- The respondent serves the appellant and every other respondent. Use the established permitted method and retain proof of effective service.
- Related procedure distinction
- The respondent service clock starts at filing. The appellant’s corresponding fourteen-day service clock starts at sealing.
- This is the ordinary service outer limit for a filed respondent notice. It does not establish when dispatch becomes effective service or excuse delay where earlier service is practicable.
- The respondent service clock starts at filing. The appellant’s corresponding fourteen-day service clock starts at sealing.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a filed respondent notice be served?
Does respondent service time start when the court seals the notice?
Rule 52.13(6) uses filing, unlike the appellant-service sealing trigger.
CPR 52.13(6)Who must receive the respondent notice?
The appellant and any other respondent must be served.
CPR 52.13(6)Can the respondent use the full seven days regardless of circumstances?
No. As soon as practicable remains a separate earlier obligation.
CPR 52.13(6)Does a closed court office create extra respondent service time?
CPR 2.8(5) does not automatically extend this act between parties.
CPR 2.8, calculation of timeCan the appeal court order a different service arrangement?
Yes. Rule 52.13(6) expressly begins subject to the appeal court ordering otherwise.
CPR 52.13(6)Will the Civil Appeals Office serve the respondent notice?
PD52C 7.1 assigns required service to the parties, not the Civil Appeals Office.
CPR 52.13(6)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| CPR 52.13(6) | 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 |