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When is the deadline for bringing the appeal after leave is granted (high court)?

The date fixed when leave is granted, otherwise 20 working days after grant. Bring the appeal within the fixed or default period. The leave order comes first. Any extension remains subject to the enabling enactment and the required notice to affected parties.

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Period
The date fixed when leave is granted, otherwise 20 working days after grant
Trigger
Actual grant of leave and any date fixed in that grant
Rule
High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3
High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3

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High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3. The date fixed when leave is granted, otherwise 20 working days after grant. The leave order comes first. Any extension remains subject to the enabling enactment and the required notice to affected parties. This source guide requires the actual procedural branch, event and applicable completion facts before a final date can be established. No computed date or paid record is available.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3

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When is the deadline for bringing the appeal after leave is granted (high court)?

The date fixed when leave is granted, otherwise 20 working days after grant. Bring the appeal within the fixed or default period. The leave order comes first. Any extension remains subject to the enabling enactment and the required notice to affected parties.

Responsible actor. The person granted leave to appeal to the High Court.

Actual grant of leave and any date fixed in that grant.

The leave order comes first. Any extension remains subject to the enabling enactment and the required notice to affected parties.

The leave order comes first. Any extension remains subject to the enabling enactment and the required notice to affected parties.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3

How does this provision count time?

  1. Bring the appeal within the fixed or default period.
  2. Retain the actual event and evidence of completion.
  3. Check the operative source and any applicable order before relying on a period.

High Court Rules 1.3 and 1.17 define working days and exclude the reference event day for rule periods. Rule 1.17(3) preserves statutory reckoning.

Rule 1.18 addresses an act at a registry that cannot be done because that registry is closed. It does not carry every service act or statutory interval.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3. The date fixed when leave is granted, otherwise 20 working days after grant. The leave order comes first. Any extension remains subject to the enabling enactment and the required notice to affected parties. This source guide requires the actual procedural branch, event and applicable completion facts before a final date can be established. No computed date or paid record is available.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

The person granted leave to appeal to the High Court establishes the relevant event. Actual grant of leave and any date fixed in that grant. The date fixed when leave is granted, otherwise 20 working days after grant. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.

The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. The leave order comes first. Any extension remains subject to the enabling enactment and the required notice to affected parties. Resolve the specific branch before treating the ordinary period as applicable. No final date is supplied.

The event, required act or completion facts are missing. Bring the appeal within the fixed or default period. Rule 1.18 addresses an act at a registry that cannot be done because that registry is closed. It does not carry every service act or statutory interval. Withhold a computed deadline and paid record. Preserve the unresolved fact instead of assuming an endpoint.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Actual procedural event
Actual grant of leave and any date fixed in that grant.
Required act and branch
Bring the appeal within the fixed or default period. The leave order comes first. Any extension remains subject to the enabling enactment and the required notice to affected parties.
Completion qualification
Rule 1.18 addresses an act at a registry that cannot be done because that registry is closed. It does not carry every service act or statutory interval.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3
  • The leave order comes first. Any extension remains subject to the enabling enactment and the required notice to affected parties.
  • This procedure concerns bring the appeal within the fixed or default period. Compare the related procedures for their own actor, event and required act. Their periods do not replace this provision.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

When is the deadline for bringing the appeal after leave is granted (high court)?

Who takes the step for high court appeal after leave is granted?

The person granted leave to appeal to the High Court. Bring the appeal within the fixed or default period.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3

What event matters for high court appeal after leave is granted?

Actual grant of leave and any date fixed in that grant. Retain evidence of that event rather than substituting a convenient document or hearing date.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3

What period does the source state for high court appeal after leave is granted?

The date fixed when leave is granted, otherwise 20 working days after grant. High Court Rules 1.3 and 1.17 define working days and exclude the reference event day for rule periods. Rule 1.17(3) preserves statutory reckoning.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3

Which branch can change high court appeal after leave is granted?

The leave order comes first. Any extension remains subject to the enabling enactment and the required notice to affected parties.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3

What must be completed for high court appeal after leave is granted?

Bring the appeal within the fixed or default period. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3

Does this guide establish a final date for high court appeal after leave is granted?

No. Rule 1.18 addresses an act at a registry that cannot be done because that registry is closed. It does not carry every service act or statutory interval. The actual branch and completion facts remain necessary before a final date is supported.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3

Official sources and review

Provisions used (5)
Provisions used in this guide
ProvisionPurpose
High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.3Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.3Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.17Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.18Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.19Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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