Hong Kong · civil procedure
What period applies to insolvency appeal notice deadline?
28 days from that decision. Serve notice of appeal under Order 59 rule 3(5). The insolvency label does not prove the decision is appealable.
- Period
- 28 days from that decision
- Trigger
- Date of the relevant judgment, order or decision
- Rule
- Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 4(1)(b)
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What period applies to insolvency appeal notice deadline?
28 days from that decision. Serve notice of appeal under Order 59 rule 3(5). The insolvency label does not prove the decision is appealable.
Responsible actor. Appellant in company winding-up or bankruptcy.
Date of the relevant judgment, order or decision
28 days from that decision
Appellant in company winding-up or bankruptcy. Actual winding-up or bankruptcy matter; Relevant operative decision; Specific contrary rule checked. This paragraph (b) branch is expressly distinct from the ordinary required-leave seven-day branch.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 4(1)(b)How does this provision count time?
- Serve notice of appeal under Order 59 rule 3(5)
- Appellant in company winding-up or bankruptcy uses the established date of the relevant judgment, order or decision. 28 days from that decision. 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.
- Serve notice of appeal under Order 59 rule 3(5). An office calendar does not automatically change this service, deemed-event, minimum-interval or status boundary. The source and the actual completion route control. The insolvency label does not prove the decision is appealable.
- The insolvency label does not prove the decision is appealable.
- A closed interparty or combined endpoint needs separate source qualification. An ordinary weekday calculation does not certify this boundary.
Appellant in company winding-up or bankruptcy uses the established date of the relevant judgment, order or decision. 28 days from that decision. 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.
Serve notice of appeal under Order 59 rule 3(5). An office calendar does not automatically change this service, deemed-event, minimum-interval or status boundary. The source and the actual completion route control. The insolvency label does not prove the decision is appealable. 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 4(1)(b)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Appellant in company winding-up or bankruptcy. Date of the relevant judgment, order or decision occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Appellant in company winding-up or bankruptcy. Date of the relevant judgment, order or decision occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 28 days from that decision. The insolvency label does not prove the decision is appealable. | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Appellant in company winding-up or bankruptcy. Date of the relevant judgment, order or decision occurs on Monday, September 21, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 28 days from that decision. The insolvency label does not prove the decision is appealable. | A closed interparty completion requires separate Cap.1 section71 and applicable Rules qualification. No unverified service carry is inferred. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Appellant in company winding-up or bankruptcy. Date of the relevant judgment, order or decision 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 winding-up or bankruptcy matter | This paragraph (b) branch is expressly distinct from the ordinary required-leave seven-day 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?
- Actual winding-up or bankruptcy matter
- Actual winding-up or bankruptcy matter
- Relevant operative decision
- Relevant operative decision
- Specific contrary rule checked
- Specific contrary rule checked
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Appellant in company winding-up or bankruptcy uses the established date of the relevant judgment, order or decision. 28 days from that decision. 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. Serve notice of appeal under Order 59 rule 3(5). An office calendar does not automatically change this service, deemed-event, minimum-interval or status boundary. The source and the actual completion route control. The insolvency label does not prove the decision is appealable.
- Appellant in company winding-up or bankruptcy. Actual winding-up or bankruptcy matter; Relevant operative decision; Specific contrary rule checked. This paragraph (b) branch is expressly distinct from the ordinary required-leave seven-day branch.
- This paragraph (b) branch is expressly distinct from the ordinary required-leave seven-day branch.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to insolvency appeal notice deadline?
Does insolvency always use seven days after leave?
Order 59 rule 4(1)(b) specifies twenty-eight days from the decision in winding-up or bankruptcy matters.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 4(1)(b)Which event starts the twenty-eight days?
The date of the judgment, order or decision concerned.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 4(1)(b)Does serving the notice set the appeal down?
No. Rule 5 separately requires lodging the specified documents after notice service.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 4(1)(b)Can a generic civil appeal label prove this branch?
No. Retain the actual winding-up or bankruptcy proceeding and operative decision.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 4(1)(b)Are weekends omitted from twenty-eight days?
The seven-or-less omission rule does not apply to a twenty-eight-day interval.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 4(1)(b)Does this establish the merits of an insolvency appeal?
No. The period model addresses the notice step only.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 4(1)(b)Official sources and review
Provisions used (6)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 4(1)(b) | 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 |
| Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap.484), sections24,25,27C and27D as applicable | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |