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What period applies to case management order nisi boundary?
14 days after the order is made. Identify when the order becomes absolute, unless variation application intervenes. This is a conditional status boundary, not a new fourteen-day service obligation.
- Period
- 14 days after the order is made
- Trigger
- Making of the order nisi
- Rule
- Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1A(5)
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What period applies to case management order nisi boundary?
14 days after the order is made. Identify when the order becomes absolute, unless variation application intervenes. This is a conditional status boundary, not a new fourteen-day service obligation.
Responsible actor. Party subject to a written case-management order nisi.
Making of the order nisi
14 days after the order is made
Party subject to a written case-management order nisi. Actual order nisi under Order 25 rule 1A; No timely variation application; No superseding order; Ordinary status branch does not cross an unresolved summer procedural-act/status interaction. A party’s application for variation within the period prevents automatic finalization in the stated branch.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1A(5)How does this provision count time?
- Identify when the order becomes absolute, unless variation application intervenes
- Party subject to a written case-management order nisi uses the established making of the order nisi. 14 days after the order is made. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. The ordinary illustration avoids an unresolved interaction between summer omission for procedural acts and the separate status boundary.
- Identify when the order becomes absolute, unless variation application intervenes. An office calendar does not automatically change this service, deemed-event, minimum-interval or status boundary. The source and the actual completion route control. This is a conditional status boundary, not a new fourteen-day service obligation.
- This is a conditional status boundary, not a new fourteen-day service obligation.
Party subject to a written case-management order nisi uses the established making of the order nisi. 14 days after the order is made. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. The ordinary illustration avoids an unresolved interaction between summer omission for procedural acts and the separate status boundary.
Identify when the order becomes absolute, unless variation application intervenes. An office calendar does not automatically change this service, deemed-event, minimum-interval or status boundary. The source and the actual completion route control. This is a conditional status boundary, not a new fourteen-day service obligation.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1A(5)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Party subject to a written case-management order nisi. Making of the order nisi occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Ordinary Branch Does Not Cross Summer Vacation true.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Party subject to a written case-management order nisi. Making of the order nisi occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Ordinary Branch Does Not Cross Summer Vacation true. 14 days after the order is made. This is a conditional status boundary, not a new fourteen-day service obligation. | Friday, October 23, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Party subject to a written case-management order nisi. Making of the order nisi occurs on Monday, October 5, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Ordinary Branch Does Not Cross Summer Vacation true. 14 days after the order is made. This is a conditional status boundary, not a new fourteen-day service obligation. | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Party subject to a written case-management order nisi. Making of the order nisi occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The complete eligibility and procedural facts are not established. Ordinary Branch Does Not Cross Summer Vacation not established. This actual branch must be established independently before any ordinary endpoint can be used. Actual order nisi under Order 25 rule 1A | A party’s application for variation within the period prevents automatic finalization in the stated 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 order nisi under Order 25 rule 1A
- Actual order nisi under Order 25 rule 1A
- No timely variation application
- No timely variation application
- No superseding order
- No superseding order
- Ordinary status branch does not cross an unresolved summer procedural-act/status interaction
- Ordinary status branch does not cross an unresolved summer procedural-act/status interaction
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Party subject to a written case-management order nisi uses the established making of the order nisi. 14 days after the order is made. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. The ordinary illustration avoids an unresolved interaction between summer omission for procedural acts and the separate status boundary. Identify when the order becomes absolute, unless variation application intervenes. An office calendar does not automatically change this service, deemed-event, minimum-interval or status boundary. The source and the actual completion route control. This is a conditional status boundary, not a new fourteen-day service obligation.
- Party subject to a written case-management order nisi. Actual order nisi under Order 25 rule 1A; No timely variation application; No superseding order; Ordinary status branch does not cross an unresolved summer procedural-act/status interaction. A party’s application for variation within the period prevents automatic finalization in the stated branch.
- A party’s application for variation within the period prevents automatic finalization in the stated branch.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to case management order nisi boundary?
Does service of the nisi order start the fourteen days?
Order 25 rule 1A(5) identifies when the order is made.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1A(5)What prevents the nisi order becoming absolute automatically?
A party applies within the fourteen-day period for variation under the rule.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1A(5)Does an informal disagreement prevent finalization?
The rule identifies an application to the Court, not an unfiled objection.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1A(5)Does the order need a hearing before it is made?
Rule 1A permits case-management directions without a hearing in the specified process.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1A(5)Does the date prove an absolute order was entered?
No. It is the ordinary conditional boundary. Check the application history and actual Court record.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1A(5)Can a later order control the timetable?
Yes. Retain variation or superseding directions rather than applying the initial nisi boundary in isolation.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1A(5)Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1A(5) | 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 |