England and Wales · Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
When is the respondent skeleton due after its notice is filed?
PD52C 9 requires a respondent that files a respondent notice to lodge its skeleton argument and serve every other party within 14 days after filing that notice.
- Period
- 14 calendar days after the established operative event
- Trigger
- Date of filing the respondent's notice
- Rule
- PD52C 9 and 21
PD52C 9 and 21 and its official supporting provisions were retained on October 8, 2026. This review concerns when is the respondent skeleton due after its notice is filed, not an earlier rule edition or a different appeal route.
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When is the respondent skeleton due after its notice is filed?
PD52C 9 requires a respondent that files a respondent notice to lodge its skeleton argument and serve every other party within 14 days after filing that notice.
Responsible actor. Respondent filing a notice.
Filing a respondent notice selects the fourteen-day skeleton route. A represented respondent without a notice follows the separate thirty-five-day listing-window route.
No. Paragraph 9 measures this branch from filing the respondent notice.
This model is the respondent-notice-filing branch. Do not substitute the listing-window letter used for the separate no-notice skeleton timetable.
PD52C 9 and 21How does this provision count time?
- PD52C 9 requires a respondent that files a respondent notice to lodge its skeleton argument and serve every other party within 14 days after filing that notice.
- Yes. The respondent must lodge it with the court and serve every other party.
- Lodge the skeleton with the court and serve every other appeal party. A closed endpoint requires separate filing and service analysis.
For PD52C 9 and 21, exclude the established starting day and count the next 14 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 9 and 21 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 9 and 21What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The respondent files its notice on October 08 and must lodge and serve the respondent skeleton under the notice-filing branch. This model is the respondent-notice-filing branch. Do not substitute the listing-window letter used for the separate no-notice skeleton timetable.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The respondent files its notice on October 08 and must lodge and serve the respondent skeleton under the notice-filing branch. This model is the respondent-notice-filing branch. Do not substitute the listing-window letter used for the separate no-notice skeleton timetable. Exactly 14 counted calendar dates follow the established event; the starting date is excluded. | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | The respondent files its notice on October 10 and must lodge and serve the respondent skeleton under the notice-filing branch. For this calendar counterexample the case and event branch are otherwise established. This model is the respondent-notice-filing branch. Do not substitute the listing-window letter used for the separate no-notice skeleton timetable. Exactly 14 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 respondent notice is filed on Monday, August 17, 2026. The listing-window letter is dated earlier, but this notice-filing branch uses filing for the skeleton clock. This model is the respondent-notice-filing branch. Do not substitute the listing-window letter used for the separate no-notice skeleton timetable. This example establishes the stated operative branch independently of the calendar arithmetic. Exactly 14 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 model is the respondent-notice-filing branch. Do not substitute the listing-window letter used for the separate no-notice skeleton timetable.
- Required completion
- Lodge the skeleton with the court and serve every other appeal party. A closed endpoint requires separate filing and service analysis.
- Related procedure distinction
- Filing a respondent notice selects the fourteen-day skeleton route. A represented respondent without a notice follows the separate thirty-five-day listing-window route.
- This model is the respondent-notice-filing branch. Do not substitute the listing-window letter used for the separate no-notice skeleton timetable.
- Filing a respondent notice selects the fourteen-day skeleton route. A represented respondent without a notice follows the separate thirty-five-day listing-window route.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When is the respondent skeleton due after its notice is filed?
Does the listing-window letter start this skeleton clock?
No. Paragraph 9 measures this branch from filing the respondent notice.
PD52C 9 and 21Must the skeleton be served as well as lodged?
Yes. The respondent must lodge it with the court and serve every other party.
PD52C 9 and 21Does the thirty-five-day no-notice period apply as well?
That is the alternative paragraph 13 and timetable branch for a respondent without a notice.
PD52C 9 and 21Can a closed filing date automatically extend skeleton service?
No. The accompanying service obligation cannot be inferred from a court-office extension.
CPR 2.8, calculation of timeWhere are the skeleton’s content requirements found?
PD52C 31 supplements the paragraph 9 timing requirement.
PD52C 9 and 21Does the timetable repeat this fourteen-day route?
Yes. Part 1 of paragraph 21 cross-refers to paragraph 9 and respondent-notice filing.
PD52C 9 and 21Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| PD52C 9 and 21 | 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 |