Hong Kong · civil procedure
What period applies to district court sanctioned offer acceptance?
28 days after making where offer made at least 28 days before trial. File written acceptance and serve defendant. A sanctioned payment acceptance uses Form No. 24.
- Period
- 28 days after making where offer made at least 28 days before trial
- Trigger
- Actual offer or payment date and trial commencement
- Rule
- Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 22, rule 15(1)
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What period applies to district court sanctioned offer acceptance?
28 days after making where offer made at least 28 days before trial. File written acceptance and serve defendant. A sanctioned payment acceptance uses Form No. 24.
Responsible actor. Plaintiff electing defendant-offer or payment acceptance.
Actual offer or payment date and trial commencement
28 days after making where offer made at least 28 days before trial
Plaintiff electing defendant-offer or payment acceptance. Qualifying defendant offer or payment; Actual trial interval; No pending withdrawal application; Other rule 15 conditions. Late acceptance can proceed with costs agreement or Court leave. It is not a universal extinguishment at day twenty-eight.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 22, rule 15(1)How does this provision count time?
- File written acceptance and serve defendant
- Plaintiff electing defendant-offer or payment acceptance uses the established actual offer or payment date and trial commencement. 28 days after making where offer made at least 28 days before trial. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. District Court Order3 has no High Court pleading summer-omission rule. Do not transfer the August omission merely because the procedures have similar names.
- File written acceptance and serve defendant. 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. A sanctioned payment acceptance uses Form No. 24.
- A sanctioned payment acceptance uses Form No. 24.
- A closed interparty or combined endpoint needs separate source qualification. An ordinary weekday calculation does not certify this boundary.
Plaintiff electing defendant-offer or payment acceptance uses the established actual offer or payment date and trial commencement. 28 days after making where offer made at least 28 days before trial. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. District Court Order3 has no High Court pleading summer-omission rule. Do not transfer the August omission merely because the procedures have similar names.
File written acceptance and serve defendant. 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. A sanctioned payment acceptance uses Form No. 24. 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 District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 22, rule 15(1)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Plaintiff electing defendant-offer or payment acceptance. Actual offer or payment date and trial commencement occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Actual Offer Made Friday, October 9, 2026. Actual Trial Commencement Friday, January 15, 2027. Pending Withdrawal Application false.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Plaintiff electing defendant-offer or payment acceptance. Actual offer or payment date and trial commencement occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Actual Offer Made Friday, October 9, 2026. Actual Trial Commencement Friday, January 15, 2027. Pending Withdrawal Application false. 28 days after making where offer made at least 28 days before trial. A sanctioned payment acceptance uses Form No. 24. | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Plaintiff electing defendant-offer or payment acceptance. Actual offer or payment date and trial commencement occurs on Monday, September 21, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Actual Offer Made Monday, September 21, 2026. Actual Trial Commencement Friday, January 15, 2027. Pending Withdrawal Application false. 28 days after making where offer made at least 28 days before trial. A sanctioned payment acceptance uses Form No. 24. | A closed combined filing-and-service endpoint needs separately established completion treatment for both acts. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Plaintiff electing defendant-offer or payment acceptance. Actual offer or payment date and trial commencement occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The complete eligibility and procedural facts are not established. Actual Offer Made not established. Actual Trial Commencement not established. Pending Withdrawal Application not established. This actual branch must be established independently before any ordinary endpoint can be used. Qualifying defendant offer or payment | Late acceptance can proceed with costs agreement or Court leave. It is not a universal extinguishment at day twenty-eight. |
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?
- Qualifying defendant offer or payment
- Qualifying defendant offer or payment
- Actual trial interval
- Actual trial interval
- No pending withdrawal application
- No pending withdrawal application
- Other rule 15 conditions
- Other rule 15 conditions
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Plaintiff electing defendant-offer or payment acceptance uses the established actual offer or payment date and trial commencement. 28 days after making where offer made at least 28 days before trial. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. District Court Order3 has no High Court pleading summer-omission rule. Do not transfer the August omission merely because the procedures have similar names. File written acceptance and serve defendant. 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. A sanctioned payment acceptance uses Form No. 24.
- Plaintiff electing defendant-offer or payment acceptance. Qualifying defendant offer or payment; Actual trial interval; No pending withdrawal application; Other rule 15 conditions. Late acceptance can proceed with costs agreement or Court leave. It is not a universal extinguishment at day twenty-eight.
- Late acceptance can proceed with costs agreement or Court leave. It is not a universal extinguishment at day twenty-eight.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to district court sanctioned offer acceptance?
Does District Court sanctioned acceptance always need leave?
Rule 15(1) permits the qualifying early acceptance without leave.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 22, rule 15(1)What if acceptance comes after twenty-eight days?
Paragraph (2) permits acceptance with agreement on costs or Court leave, as applicable.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 22, rule 15(1)Does an offer less than twenty-eight days before trial qualify here?
No. That closer-to-trial branch is governed by paragraph (2).
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 22, rule 15(1)Must written acceptance be served as well as filed?
Yes. File with the Court and serve on the defendant.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 22, rule 15(1)What form accepts a sanctioned payment?
Cap. 336H Order 22 rule 15(4) requires Form No. 24.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 22, rule 15(1)Can pending withdrawal proceedings affect acceptance?
Yes. Paragraph (1) is subject to rule 7(3) and rule 10(2).
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 22, rule 15(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 22, rule 15(1) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the District Court (Cap.336H), Order3 rules1,2,4 and5 | 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 |