Hong Kong · civil procedure
What period applies to appeal single judge determination?
10 days from determination. Bring a fresh application to Court of Appeal. The application is an appeal from the determination, not a notice-only paper reconsideration.
- Period
- 10 days from determination
- Trigger
- Actual determination by the single judge
- Rule
- Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(12)
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What period applies to appeal single judge determination?
10 days from determination. Bring a fresh application to Court of Appeal. The application is an appeal from the determination, not a notice-only paper reconsideration.
Responsible actor. Party appealing a non-leave single-judge determination.
Actual determination by the single judge
10 days from determination
Party appealing a non-leave single-judge determination. Actual single-judge determination; Not leave-to-appeal rule 14 exclusion; Fresh application elected. Single-Justice leave refusal instead uses rule 2C’s seven-day route. Ten days does not use the seven-or-less omission rule.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(12)How does this provision count time?
- Bring a fresh application to Court of Appeal
- Party appealing a non-leave single-judge determination uses the established actual determination by the single judge. 10 days from determination. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4), section 31(1), omits Summer Vacation for the applicable civil procedural period not exceeding one month unless the Court directs otherwise. Order 64 rule 1 supplies August 1 through August 31. Order 3 rule 3 separately covers pleading periods.
- Bring a fresh application to Court of Appeal. An applicable Court-office completion may move under the exact final-day source only when the act cannot be done there. Establish the actual office route, closure and any different effective electronic route. The application is an appeal from the determination, not a notice-only paper reconsideration.
- The application is an appeal from the determination, not a notice-only paper reconsideration.
Party appealing a non-leave single-judge determination uses the established actual determination by the single judge. 10 days from determination. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4), section 31(1), omits Summer Vacation for the applicable civil procedural period not exceeding one month unless the Court directs otherwise. Order 64 rule 1 supplies August 1 through August 31. Order 3 rule 3 separately covers pleading periods.
Bring a fresh application to Court of Appeal. An applicable Court-office completion may move under the exact final-day source only when the act cannot be done there. Establish the actual office route, closure and any different effective electronic route. The application is an appeal from the determination, not a notice-only paper reconsideration.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(12)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Party appealing a non-leave single-judge determination. Actual determination by the single judge occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Party appealing a non-leave single-judge determination. Actual determination by the single judge occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 10 days from determination. The application is an appeal from the determination, not a notice-only paper reconsideration. | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Party appealing a non-leave single-judge determination. Actual determination by the single judge occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 10 days from determination. The application is an appeal from the determination, not a notice-only paper reconsideration. | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Party appealing a non-leave single-judge determination. Actual determination by the single judge occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The complete eligibility and procedural facts are not established. This actual branch must be established independently before any ordinary endpoint can be used. Actual single-judge determination | Single-Justice leave refusal instead uses rule 2C’s seven-day route. Ten days does not use the seven-or-less omission rule. |
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?
- Actual single-judge determination
- Actual single-judge determination
- Not leave-to-appeal rule 14 exclusion
- Not leave-to-appeal rule 14 exclusion
- Fresh application elected
- Fresh application elected
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Party appealing a non-leave single-judge determination uses the established actual determination by the single judge. 10 days from determination. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4), section 31(1), omits Summer Vacation for the applicable civil procedural period not exceeding one month unless the Court directs otherwise. Order 64 rule 1 supplies August 1 through August 31. Order 3 rule 3 separately covers pleading periods. Bring a fresh application to Court of Appeal. An applicable Court-office completion may move under the exact final-day source only when the act cannot be done there. Establish the actual office route, closure and any different effective electronic route. The application is an appeal from the determination, not a notice-only paper reconsideration.
- Party appealing a non-leave single-judge determination. Actual single-judge determination; Not leave-to-appeal rule 14 exclusion; Fresh application elected. Single-Justice leave refusal instead uses rule 2C’s seven-day route. Ten days does not use the seven-or-less omission rule.
- Single-Justice leave refusal instead uses rule 2C’s seven-day route. Ten days does not use the seven-or-less omission rule.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to appeal single judge determination?
Is the period seven days for every single-judge decision?
No. Rule 14(12) specifies ten days for its ordinary determination appeal.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(12)Does this govern a single Justice’s leave refusal?
No. Rule 14(13) excludes leave applications; rule 2C provides that separate route.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(12)How is this appeal brought?
By fresh application to the Court of Appeal under paragraph (12).
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(12)What starts ten days?
The determination appealed against, not a guessed notification date.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(12)Are intermediate weekends omitted from ten days?
The Rules’ seven-or-less omission does not apply to a ten-day interval.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(12)Does a fresh application establish the appeal succeeded?
No. It initiates the prescribed review step; the Court determines its outcome.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(12)Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(12) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the High Court (Cap.4A), Order3 rules1–5 and Order64 rule1 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| High Court Ordinance (Cap.4), section31(1), including its endorsed-writ proviso | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap.1), section71(1)–(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| General Holidays Ordinance (Cap.149), section3 and Schedule | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |