Northern Ireland civil procedure
When must an Industrial Tribunal appeal notice be served for the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal?
Within six weeks of receipt of the decision. Serve the notice stating legal questions on every party and the tribunal. The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period.
- Period
- Within six weeks of receipt of the decision
- Trigger
- Actual receipt of a copy of the tribunal's decision
- Rule
- Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 1(2)
Current official revised XML accessed October 9, 2026, with retained amendment comparison. The June 2021 and February 2021 court PDFs are historical consolidation aids.
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When must an Industrial Tribunal appeal notice be served for the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal?
Within six weeks of receipt of the decision. Serve the notice stating legal questions on every party and the tribunal. The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period.
Responsible actor. The industrial-tribunal or Fair Employment Tribunal appellant on a point of law.
Actual receipt of a copy of the tribunal's decision.
The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period.
The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period. The result must identify appeal notice service for the industrial-tribunal or Fair Employment Tribunal appellant on a point of law. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 1(2)How does this provision count time?
- Establish actual receipt of a copy of the tribunal's decision.
- Serve the notice stating legal questions on every party and the tribunal.
- Within six weeks of receipt of the decision. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 42 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
- Serve the notice stating legal questions on every party and the tribunal. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification.
Within six weeks of receipt of the decision. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 42 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
Serve the notice stating legal questions on every party and the tribunal. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 1(2)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Within six weeks of receipt of the decision. The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Within six weeks of receipt of the decision. The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period. Within six weeks of receipt of the decision. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 42 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days. The independent ordinary endpoint is Tuesday, February 24, 2026 for appeal-notice-service, not a different filing, service or entitlement date. | Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Fictitious boundary event on Friday, February 20, 2026. The source-specific completion is serve the notice stating legal questions on every party and the tribunal. Serve the notice stating legal questions on every party and the tribunal. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification. | The ordinary appeal-notice-service endpoint is Good Friday, April 3, 2026. RCJ Office closure cannot postpone this actual act merely because it prevents a different registry filing. Establish lawful completion on the controlling day or an actual variation. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Actual receipt of a copy of the tribunal's decision is not established. The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period. | Actual receipt of a copy of the tribunal's decision is not established. The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. |
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?
- Applicable event and branch
- The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period.
- Counting and boundary
- Within six weeks of receipt of the decision. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 42 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
- Required completion
- Serve the notice stating legal questions on every party and the tribunal. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification.
- The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period. The result must identify appeal notice service for the industrial-tribunal or Fair Employment Tribunal appellant on a point of law. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
- This procedure concerns the industrial-tribunal or Fair Employment Tribunal appellant on a point of law. Its controlling event is actual receipt of a copy of the tribunal's decision. The special leave branch under Order 94 rule 2(3) is excluded. Sending and receiving the decision are different events. Reconsideration does not automatically reset this appeal period.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must an Industrial Tribunal appeal notice be served for the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal?
Does sending the tribunal decision start six weeks?
The appeal provision uses receipt of the decision. Tribunal sending starts several internal procedures, but not this anchor.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 1(2)Does reconsideration automatically suspend the appeal period?
Do not assume suspension. Establish the applicable appeal provision and any actual order.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 1(2)Is this an appeal on any factual disagreement?
The enabling appeal route requires its stated legal grounds. Timing alone does not establish appealability.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 1(2)Must set-down also be completed?
Yes. Notice service and the later seven-day setting-down requirement are distinct steps.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 1(2)Who must serve the appeal notice?
The appellant must complete the required notice service under the tribunal-to-Court-of-Appeal route.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 1(2)Does a tribunal response deadline use this same anchor?
No. The response uses sending of the claim; this appeal uses actual decision receipt.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 1(2)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 1(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980, Order 3 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980, Order 64 rule 7 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |