England and Wales · Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
When must a respondent dispute the appellant’s hearing estimate?
PD52C 24 requires a disagreeing respondent to inform the court within 7 days after service of the Appeal Questionnaire. The timetable also requires filing and serving the respondent’s own estimate. Silence is deemed agreement.
- Period
- 7 calendar days after the established operative event
- Trigger
- Service of the appellant's Appeal Questionnaire
- Rule
- PD52C 21,24
PD52C 21,24 and its official supporting provisions were retained on October 8, 2026. This review concerns when must a respondent dispute the appellant’s hearing estimate, not an earlier rule edition or a different appeal route.
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When must a respondent dispute the appellant’s hearing estimate?
PD52C 24 requires a disagreeing respondent to inform the court within 7 days after service of the Appeal Questionnaire. The timetable also requires filing and serving the respondent’s own estimate. Silence is deemed agreement.
Responsible actor. Respondent disputing time estimate.
The questionnaire’s fourteen-day filing stage and this seven-day response have different actors and different starting events.
Service of the appellant’s Appeal Questionnaire starts it, not the letter announcing the listing window.
This duty arises only when the respondent disagrees with the appellant estimate. Establish actual questionnaire service rather than using the listing-window letter.
PD52C 21,24How does this provision count time?
- PD52C 24 requires a disagreeing respondent to inform the court within 7 days after service of the Appeal Questionnaire. The timetable also requires filing and serving the respondent’s own estimate. Silence is deemed agreement.
- Paragraph 24 deems the respondent to have accepted the appellant estimate.
- Inform the court and file and serve the respondent’s estimate on every other party as the timetable requires.
For PD52C 21,24, 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.
The PD52C 21,24 step combines court filing with interparty service or notification. An ordinary open endpoint can be shared. A closed endpoint requires separate act-specific dates, so the qualified calculator refuses one automatic answer.
PD52C 21,24What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The appellant Appeal Questionnaire is effectively served on October 08. The respondent disagrees and must file and serve its own estimate. This duty arises only when the respondent disagrees with the appellant estimate. Establish actual questionnaire service rather than using the listing-window letter.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The appellant Appeal Questionnaire is effectively served on October 08. The respondent disagrees and must file and serve its own estimate. This duty arises only when the respondent disagrees with the appellant estimate. Establish actual questionnaire service rather than using the listing-window letter. Exactly 7 counted calendar dates follow the established event; the starting date is excluded. | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | The appellant Appeal Questionnaire is effectively served on October 17. The respondent disagrees and must file and serve its own estimate. For this calendar counterexample the case and event branch are otherwise established. This duty arises only when the respondent disagrees with the appellant estimate. Establish actual questionnaire service rather than using the listing-window letter. Exactly 7 counted calendar dates follow the established event; the starting date is excluded. | The closed-day filing extension does not establish the accompanying service deadline. Establish the separate filing and service dates. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The listing-window letter is earlier, but the Appeal Questionnaire is effectively served on Monday, August 24, 2026. The respondent disputes the estimate; this service event starts the seven days. This duty arises only when the respondent disagrees with the appellant estimate. Establish actual questionnaire service rather than using the listing-window letter. This example establishes the stated operative branch independently of the calendar arithmetic. Exactly 7 counted calendar dates follow the established event; the starting date is excluded. | The closed-day filing extension does not establish the accompanying service deadline. Establish the separate filing and service dates. |
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
- This duty arises only when the respondent disagrees with the appellant estimate. Establish actual questionnaire service rather than using the listing-window letter.
- Required completion
- Inform the court and file and serve the respondent’s estimate on every other party as the timetable requires.
- Related procedure distinction
- The questionnaire’s fourteen-day filing stage and this seven-day response have different actors and different starting events.
- This duty arises only when the respondent disagrees with the appellant estimate. Establish actual questionnaire service rather than using the listing-window letter.
- The questionnaire’s fourteen-day filing stage and this seven-day response have different actors and different starting events.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a respondent dispute the appellant’s hearing estimate?
What starts the time-estimate response period?
Service of the appellant’s Appeal Questionnaire starts it, not the letter announcing the listing window.
PD52C 21,24What happens if the respondent gives no disagreement notification?
Paragraph 24 deems the respondent to have accepted the appellant estimate.
PD52C 21,24Must the respondent prepare its own estimate?
Part 1 of the timetable requires a disagreeing respondent to file and serve its own time estimate.
PD52C 21,24Who receives the respondent’s estimate?
The court receives it and every other party must be served under the timetable.
PD52C 21,24Does every respondent need a response even when agreeing?
The specified disagreement duty arises when the respondent disagrees; silence has the stated acceptance consequence.
PD52C 21,24Can a court-office closure settle the service date too?
No. The accompanying service act needs its own timely-completion analysis.
PD52C 21,24Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| PD52C 21,24 | 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 |