Hong Kong · civil procedure
What period applies to appeal refusal of judicial review leave?
Within 14 days after that order. Appeal to the Court of Appeal. The calculation does not establish appeal grounds or undo the leave decision.
- Period
- Within 14 days after that order
- Trigger
- Judge’s order refusing leave or granting it on terms
- Rule
- Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 3(4)
Official verified English consolidated chapter 4A, version October 1,2025. Acquired October 9, 2026, with the official current register and immutable verified PDF. Current verified official English consolidated chapter PDFs acquired October 9, 2026. Version dates retained per chapter register. No claim that a calendar proves future gale, black-rainstorm or emergency office closures.
Free calculator · No account needed
Calculate your deadline
Loading calculator…
What lawyers say
5.0“The platform is really easy to use.”
Michael B.Employment litigation attorney · California
“The Evidence Record saved us time with our insurance on bankruptcy matters.”
MariaBankruptcy and commercial attorney · London, UK
“The most up-to-date service we could find.”
Li ChenArbitration practitioner · Singapore
What period applies to appeal refusal of judicial review leave?
Within 14 days after that order. Appeal to the Court of Appeal. The calculation does not establish appeal grounds or undo the leave decision.
Responsible actor. Applicant challenging refusal or conditional grant of leave.
Judge’s order refusing leave or granting it on terms
Within 14 days after that order
Applicant challenging refusal or conditional grant of leave. Actual Order 53 leave decision; Refusal or challenged terms; Operative order date. This special leave-review appeal differs from the ordinary twenty-eight-day appeal against a substantive judgment.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 3(4)How does this provision count time?
- Appeal to the Court of Appeal
- Applicant challenging refusal or conditional grant of leave uses the established judge’s order refusing leave or granting it on terms. Within 14 days after that order. 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.
- Appeal to the Court of Appeal. 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 calculation does not establish appeal grounds or undo the leave decision.
- The calculation does not establish appeal grounds or undo the leave decision.
- A closed interparty or combined endpoint needs separate source qualification. An ordinary weekday calculation does not certify this boundary.
Applicant challenging refusal or conditional grant of leave uses the established judge’s order refusing leave or granting it on terms. Within 14 days after that order. 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.
Appeal to the Court of Appeal. 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 calculation does not establish appeal grounds or undo the leave decision. 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 53, rule 3(4)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Applicant challenging refusal or conditional grant of leave. Judge’s order refusing leave or granting it on terms occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Applicant challenging refusal or conditional grant of leave. Judge’s order refusing leave or granting it on terms occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Within 14 days after that order. The calculation does not establish appeal grounds or undo the leave decision. | Friday, October 23, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Applicant challenging refusal or conditional grant of leave. Judge’s order refusing leave or granting it on terms occurs on Monday, October 5, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Within 14 days after that order. The calculation does not establish appeal grounds or undo the leave decision. | A closed interparty completion requires separate Cap.1 section71 and applicable Rules qualification. No unverified service carry is inferred. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Applicant challenging refusal or conditional grant of leave. Judge’s order refusing leave or granting it on terms 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 Order 53 leave decision | This special leave-review appeal differs from the ordinary twenty-eight-day appeal against a substantive judgment. |
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 53 leave decision
- Actual Order 53 leave decision
- Refusal or challenged terms
- Refusal or challenged terms
- Operative order date
- Operative order date
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Applicant challenging refusal or conditional grant of leave uses the established judge’s order refusing leave or granting it on terms. Within 14 days after that order. 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. Appeal to the Court of Appeal. 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 calculation does not establish appeal grounds or undo the leave decision.
- Applicant challenging refusal or conditional grant of leave. Actual Order 53 leave decision; Refusal or challenged terms; Operative order date. This special leave-review appeal differs from the ordinary twenty-eight-day appeal against a substantive judgment.
- This special leave-review appeal differs from the ordinary twenty-eight-day appeal against a substantive judgment.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to appeal refusal of judicial review leave?
Does the ordinary twenty-eight-day appeal period apply?
Order 53 rule 3(4) specifies fourteen days for refusal of leave or a grant on terms.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 3(4)Can terms attached to leave be appealed?
The provision expressly includes leave granted on terms.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 3(4)Does notification rather than the order start the period?
Rule 3(4) identifies the judge’s order. Retain its operative date.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 3(4)Which Court receives the appeal?
The Court of Appeal under the specific Order 53 provision.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 3(4)Does filing a new leave application replace the appeal?
No. The page concerns the prescribed appeal against the judge’s order.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 3(4)Does the outcome revive the original three-month period?
Do not infer that. The leave appeal and original grounds-accrual requirement are distinct.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 3(4)Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 3(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 |