Hong Kong · civil procedure
What period applies to statement opposing appeal leave?
14 days after application service. File a statement in Court of Appeal and serve applicant. Both Court filing and applicant service are required.
- Period
- 14 days after application service
- Trigger
- Effective service of the leave application on that party
- Rule
- Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(4)
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What period applies to statement opposing appeal leave?
14 days after application service. File a statement in Court of Appeal and serve applicant. Both Court filing and applicant service are required.
Responsible actor. Party intending to resist an inter partes leave application.
Effective service of the leave application on that party
14 days after application service
Party intending to resist an inter partes leave application. Inter partes leave application; Actual intention to resist; Effective application service. The summons must have its required supporting statement. An ex-parte application is not this opposition branch.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(4)How does this provision count time?
- File a statement in Court of Appeal and serve applicant
- Party intending to resist an inter partes leave application uses the established effective service of the leave application on that party. 14 days after application service. 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.
- File a statement in Court of Appeal and serve applicant. 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. Both Court filing and applicant service are required.
- Both Court filing and applicant service are required.
- A closed interparty or combined endpoint needs separate source qualification. An ordinary weekday calculation does not certify this boundary.
Party intending to resist an inter partes leave application uses the established effective service of the leave application on that party. 14 days after application service. 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.
File a statement in Court of Appeal and serve applicant. 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. Both Court filing and applicant service are required. This closed interparty or combined filing and service boundary is withheld pending separate qualification of section71 and the applicable Court procedure. The calculator refuses that boundary.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(4)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Party intending to resist an inter partes leave application. Effective service of the leave application on that party 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 intending to resist an inter partes leave application. Effective service of the leave application on that party occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 14 days after application service. Both Court filing and applicant service are required. | Friday, October 23, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Party intending to resist an inter partes leave application. Effective service of the leave application on that party occurs on Monday, October 5, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 14 days after application service. Both Court filing and applicant service are required. | A closed combined filing-and-service endpoint needs separately established completion treatment for both acts. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Party intending to resist an inter partes leave application. Effective service of the leave application on that party 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. Inter partes leave application | The summons must have its required supporting statement. An ex-parte application is not this opposition branch. |
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?
- Inter partes leave application
- Inter partes leave application
- Actual intention to resist
- Actual intention to resist
- Effective application service
- Effective application service
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Party intending to resist an inter partes leave application uses the established effective service of the leave application on that party. 14 days after application service. 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. File a statement in Court of Appeal and serve applicant. 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. Both Court filing and applicant service are required.
- Party intending to resist an inter partes leave application. Inter partes leave application; Actual intention to resist; Effective application service. The summons must have its required supporting statement. An ex-parte application is not this opposition branch.
- The summons must have its required supporting statement. An ex-parte application is not this opposition branch.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to statement opposing appeal leave?
Must every respondent oppose leave?
Rule 2A(4) applies to a party intending to resist the inter partes application.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(4)What starts the opposition statement period?
Service of the leave application on that party.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(4)Where is the statement filed?
In the Court of Appeal, with service on the applicant.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(4)Does service alone finish the statement step?
No. Paragraph (4) requires filing and service.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(4)What should the statement address?
Why the application for leave should not be granted.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(4)Can an ex-parte application use this opposition clock?
This paragraph specifies an application made inter partes. Preserve the actual application route.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(4)Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(4) | 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 |