England and Wales · Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
When must an issued UKSC objection notice be served?
Supreme Court rule 15(3) requires service within 7 days after the objection notice is issued or approved under 15(2). Establish the actual permitted service method. Registry closure does not by itself extend a separate service act.
- Period
- 7 calendar days after the established operative event
- Trigger
- Issue or approval of the notice of objection by the Court under r.15(2)
- Rule
- Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 15(2)–(4)
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 15(2)–(4) and its official supporting provisions were retained on October 8, 2026. This review concerns when must an issued uksc objection notice be served, not an earlier rule edition or a different appeal route.
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When must an issued UKSC objection notice be served?
Supreme Court rule 15(3) requires service within 7 days after the objection notice is issued or approved under 15(2). Establish the actual permitted service method. Registry closure does not by itself extend a separate service act.
Responsible actor. The respondent serving an issued or approved objection notice.
Objection filing starts after application service. Objection service starts after the Court issues or approves the objection notice.
No. Rule 15(3) uses issue or approval of the notice under 15(2).
The ordinary open-endpoint model assumes the operative issue or approval event is established. A closed endpoint needs method-specific effective-service facts before a usable date is given.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 15(2)–(4)How does this provision count time?
- Supreme Court rule 15(3) requires service within 7 days after the objection notice is issued or approved under 15(2). Establish the actual permitted service method. Registry closure does not by itself extend a separate service act.
- The applicant and any other respondent identified by rule 15(3) must be served.
- Serve the appellant, every other respondent and any person who intervened below under rule 15(3). Keep issue or approval evidence and the required effective-service record.
The event specified by Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 15(2)–(4) 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 rule 15(3) objection service, Registry closure alone creates no service extension. The calculator refuses a closed endpoint until the actual permitted method and effective-service facts establish timely completion.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 15(2)–(4)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The ordinary open-endpoint model assumes the operative issue or approval event is established. A closed endpoint needs method-specific effective-service facts before a usable date is given. The ordinary open-endpoint model assumes the operative issue or approval event is established. A closed endpoint needs method-specific effective-service facts before a usable date is given.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The ordinary open-endpoint model assumes the operative issue or approval event is established. A closed endpoint needs method-specific effective-service facts before a usable date is given. The ordinary open-endpoint model assumes the operative issue or approval event is established. A closed endpoint needs method-specific effective-service facts before a usable date is given. Rule 15(3) gives a separate seven-day service clock. Rule 6(4)(a) extends Registry acts; it does not extend this personal-service obligation merely because the Registry is closed. | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | The ordinary open-endpoint model assumes the operative issue or approval event is established. A closed endpoint needs method-specific effective-service facts before a usable date is given. The issue or approval event is established. The generic date input does not establish a permitted method or effective service on the closed endpoint. Rule 15(3) gives a separate seven-day service clock. Rule 6(4)(a) extends Registry acts; it does not extend this personal-service obligation merely because the Registry is closed. | Establish the actual service method and effective-service facts. No automatic Registry-closure extension. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The objection notice was filed earlier but the Court issues or approves it on Tuesday, December 22, 2026. The service method and effective service at the closed endpoint remain unestablished. The ordinary open-endpoint model assumes the operative issue or approval event is established. A closed endpoint needs method-specific effective-service facts before a usable date is given. This example establishes the stated operative branch independently of the calendar arithmetic. Rule 15(3) gives a separate seven-day service clock. Rule 6(4)(a) extends Registry acts; it does not extend this personal-service obligation merely because the Registry is closed. | Establish the actual service method and effective-service facts. No automatic Registry-closure extension. |
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
- The ordinary open-endpoint model assumes the operative issue or approval event is established. A closed endpoint needs method-specific effective-service facts before a usable date is given.
- Required completion
- Serve the appellant, every other respondent and any person who intervened below under rule 15(3). Keep issue or approval evidence and the required effective-service record.
- Related procedure distinction
- Objection filing starts after application service. Objection service starts after the Court issues or approves the objection notice.
- The ordinary open-endpoint model assumes the operative issue or approval event is established. A closed endpoint needs method-specific effective-service facts before a usable date is given.
- Objection filing starts after application service. Objection service starts after the Court issues or approves the objection notice.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must an issued UKSC objection notice be served?
Does filing the objection notice start its seven-day service clock?
No. Rule 15(3) uses issue or approval of the notice under 15(2).
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 15(2)–(4)Who must receive the objection notice?
Rule 15(3) identifies the appellant, any other respondent and every person who was an intervener in the court below.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 15(2)–(4)Does a Saturday endpoint automatically become Monday?
No. The Registry filing extension does not establish effective completion of this separate service act.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 15(2)–(4)Why does a closed-day calculation require more service facts?
Personal, tracked and portal service have different effective-event requirements under rule 8.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rules 6–8Does dispatch by tracked delivery establish service that day?
Rule 8(7) uses delivery to the addressee as notified by the delivery service.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rules 6–8What consequence follows failing to serve the objection?
Rule 15(4) makes both filing and service conditions for participation and progress notifications.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 15(2)–(4)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 15(2)–(4) | 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 |