England and Wales · Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
When must respondents serve replacement skeleton arguments?
PD52C 21 Part 1 requires respondents to serve their replacement skeleton arguments on the appellant 70 days after the listing-window notification date. Replacement means adding the hearing-bundle page cross-references.
- Period
- 70 calendar days after the established operative event
- Trigger
- Date of the listing window notification
- Rule
- PD52C 1,21,31
PD52C 1,21,31 and its official supporting provisions were retained on October 8, 2026. This review concerns when must respondents serve replacement skeleton arguments, not an earlier rule edition or a different appeal route.
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When must respondents serve replacement skeleton arguments?
PD52C 21 Part 1 requires respondents to serve their replacement skeleton arguments on the appellant 70 days after the listing-window notification date. Replacement means adding the hearing-bundle page cross-references.
Responsible actor. Respondents.
Replacement skeletons follow final pagination. A supplementary skeleton raising necessary later material has a distinct permission-based procedure before the hearing.
Paragraph 1 defines it as a skeleton amended to include cross-references to the appeal bundle.
This final dated Part 1 stage follows service of the paginated final bundle index. It is not an unrestricted opportunity to introduce new grounds or arguments.
PD52C 1,21,31How does this provision count time?
- PD52C 21 Part 1 requires respondents to serve their replacement skeleton arguments on the appellant 70 days after the listing-window notification date. Replacement means adding the hearing-bundle page cross-references.
- The timetable requires all respondents to serve them on the appellant.
- Respondents serve replacement skeletons cross-referenced to the hearing-bundle pagination. Preserve the earlier skeleton and any permission needed for substantive amendment.
For PD52C 1,21,31, exclude the established starting day and count the next 70 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.
Replacement skeleton service on the appellant has no automatic court-office extension. Keep the seventy-day pagination timetable separate from permission for a supplementary skeleton.
PD52C 1,21,31What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The listing-window notification letter is dated October 08. Respondents must serve replacement skeletons containing final bundle page references. This final dated Part 1 stage follows service of the paginated final bundle index. It is not an unrestricted opportunity to introduce new grounds or arguments.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The listing-window notification letter is dated October 08. Respondents must serve replacement skeletons containing final bundle page references. This final dated Part 1 stage follows service of the paginated final bundle index. It is not an unrestricted opportunity to introduce new grounds or arguments. Exactly 70 counted calendar dates follow the established event; the starting date is excluded. | Thursday, December 17, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | The listing-window notification letter is dated August 15. Respondents must serve replacement skeletons containing final bundle page references. For this calendar counterexample the case and event branch are otherwise established. This final dated Part 1 stage follows service of the paginated final bundle index. It is not an unrestricted opportunity to introduce new grounds or arguments. Exactly 70 counted calendar dates follow the established event; the starting date is excluded. | Saturday, October 24, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The listing-window letter is dated Monday, June 22, 2026. Final pagination becomes available later; the replacement skeleton stage remains anchored to the letter, subject actual directions. This final dated Part 1 stage follows service of the paginated final bundle index. It is not an unrestricted opportunity to introduce new grounds or arguments. This example establishes the stated operative branch independently of the calendar arithmetic. Exactly 70 counted calendar dates follow the established event; the starting date is excluded. | Monday, August 31, 2026 |
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 final dated Part 1 stage follows service of the paginated final bundle index. It is not an unrestricted opportunity to introduce new grounds or arguments.
- Required completion
- Respondents serve replacement skeletons cross-referenced to the hearing-bundle pagination. Preserve the earlier skeleton and any permission needed for substantive amendment.
- Related procedure distinction
- Replacement skeletons follow final pagination. A supplementary skeleton raising necessary later material has a distinct permission-based procedure before the hearing.
- This final dated Part 1 stage follows service of the paginated final bundle index. It is not an unrestricted opportunity to introduce new grounds or arguments.
- Replacement skeletons follow final pagination. A supplementary skeleton raising necessary later material has a distinct permission-based procedure before the hearing.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must respondents serve replacement skeleton arguments?
What is a replacement skeleton in PD52C?
Paragraph 1 defines it as a skeleton amended to include cross-references to the appeal bundle.
PD52C 1,21,31Who receives the respondents’ replacement skeletons?
The timetable requires all respondents to serve them on the appellant.
PD52C 1,21,31What starts the seventy-day period?
Use the date of the listing-window notification letter.
PD52C 1,21,31Does replacement mean permission to introduce new arguments?
The definition concerns page cross-references. Separate amendment or supplementary-argument requirements must be checked for substantive changes.
PD52C 1,21,31Which earlier timetable step supplies final pagination?
The appellant’s final paginated bundle index is served at the sixty-three-day stage.
PD52C 1,21,31Is the supplementary skeleton deadline the same procedure?
No. Paragraph 32 governs strictly necessary supplementary skeletons and the required permission request.
PD52C 1,21,31Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| PD52C 1,21,31 | 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 |