When is the deadline for notice of opposition and affidavit in answer to summary judgment (high court)?

At least 3 working days before hearing. File and serve a Form G 33 opposition and answering affidavit. A party that has not complied requires leave to oppose. Do not confuse this timetable with ordinary interlocutory opposition.

Responsible actor. The party opposing summary judgment.

The actual summary judgment hearing date.

A party that has not complied requires leave to oppose. Do not confuse this timetable with ordinary interlocutory opposition.

A party that has not complied requires leave to oppose. Do not confuse this timetable with ordinary interlocutory opposition.

1. File and serve a Form G 33 opposition and answering affidavit.
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 12.9. At least 3 working days before hearing. A party that has not complied requires leave to oppose. Do not confuse this timetable with ordinary interlocutory opposition. 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.

The party opposing summary judgment establishes the relevant event. The actual summary judgment hearing date. At least 3 working days before hearing. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.

The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. A party that has not complied requires leave to oppose. Do not confuse this timetable with ordinary interlocutory opposition. 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. File and serve a Form G 33 opposition and answering affidavit. 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.

Actual procedural event

The actual summary judgment hearing date.

Required act and branch

File and serve a Form G 33 opposition and answering affidavit. A party that has not complied requires leave to oppose. Do not confuse this timetable with ordinary interlocutory opposition.

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.

• A party that has not complied requires leave to oppose. Do not confuse this timetable with ordinary interlocutory opposition.
• This procedure concerns file and serve a Form G 33 opposition and answering affidavit. Compare the related procedures for their own actor, event and required act. Their periods do not replace this provision.

• The party opposing summary judgment.
• The actual summary judgment hearing date.
• A party that has not complied requires leave to oppose. Do not confuse this timetable with ordinary interlocutory opposition.
• 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.
• File and serve a Form G 33 opposition and answering affidavit. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.