Northern Ireland civil procedure
When must an Industrial Tribunal appeal be set down in Northern Ireland?
Within seven counted days after service. Enter the appeal by lodging the prescribed copies and certified tribunal decision. The ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent.
- Period
- Within seven counted days after service
- Trigger
- Actual service of the tribunal appeal notice
- Rule
- Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 2(1)
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 be set down in Northern Ireland?
Within seven counted days after service. Enter the appeal by lodging the prescribed copies and certified tribunal decision. The ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent.
Responsible actor. The tribunal appellant who has served the appeal notice.
Actual service of the tribunal appeal notice.
The ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent.
The ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent. The result must identify court office completion for the tribunal appellant who has served the appeal notice. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 2(1)How does this provision count time?
- Establish actual service of the tribunal appeal notice.
- Enter the appeal by lodging the prescribed copies and certified tribunal decision.
- Within seven counted days after service. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 7 following days. The period is at most seven days, so rule 2(5) excludes Saturdays, Sundays and specified public holidays.
- Enter the appeal by lodging the prescribed copies and certified tribunal decision. Order 3 rule 4 permits next-open completion only where Office closure prevents this actual court-office act. Order 64 rule 7 includes the day after Easter Monday. Hearing recess alone does not prove closure.
Within seven counted days after service. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 7 following days. The period is at most seven days, so rule 2(5) excludes Saturdays, Sundays and specified public holidays.
Enter the appeal by lodging the prescribed copies and certified tribunal decision. Order 3 rule 4 permits next-open completion only where Office closure prevents this actual court-office act. Order 64 rule 7 includes the day after Easter Monday. Hearing recess alone does not prove closure.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 2(1)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Within seven counted days after service. The ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Within seven counted days after service. The ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent. Within seven counted days after service. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 7 following days. The period is at most seven days, so rule 2(5) excludes Saturdays, Sundays and specified public holidays. The independent ordinary endpoint is Thursday, January 22, 2026 for court-office-completion, not a different filing, service or entitlement date. | Thursday, January 22, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Fictitious boundary event on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. The source-specific completion is enter the appeal by lodging the prescribed copies and certified tribunal decision. Enter the appeal by lodging the prescribed copies and certified tribunal decision. Order 3 rule 4 permits next-open completion only where Office closure prevents this actual court-office act. Order 64 rule 7 includes the day after Easter Monday. Hearing recess alone does not prove closure. | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Actual service of the tribunal appeal notice is not established. The ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. The ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent. | Actual service of the tribunal appeal notice is not established. The ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent. 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 ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent.
- Counting and boundary
- Within seven counted days after service. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 7 following days. The period is at most seven days, so rule 2(5) excludes Saturdays, Sundays and specified public holidays.
- Required completion
- Enter the appeal by lodging the prescribed copies and certified tribunal decision. Order 3 rule 4 permits next-open completion only where Office closure prevents this actual court-office act. Order 64 rule 7 includes the day after Easter Monday. Hearing recess alone does not prove closure.
- The ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent. The result must identify court office completion for the tribunal appellant who has served the appeal notice. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
- This procedure concerns the tribunal appellant who has served the appeal notice. Its controlling event is actual service of the tribunal appeal notice. The ordinary earliest listing is a separate 21-day interval from entry. Earlier listing needs both parties' request and written consent.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must an Industrial Tribunal appeal be set down in Northern Ireland?
Does the tribunal decision's receipt start this step?
No. The setting-down interval follows actual service of the appeal notice.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 2(1)Does the seven-day short-period exclusion apply?
Apply Order 3's specified non-counting days to the ordinary short interval, subject to the controlling provision.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 2(1)Can setting down cure late notice service?
No. The appeal notice's own period and any extension remain separate.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 2(1)Does completing this step fix a hearing date?
No. Actual listing and document directions follow their own requirements.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 2(1)What completed appeal event must be retained?
Retain actual service of the notice of appeal that starts the setting-down interval.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 2(1)Is this the six-week tribunal appeal-service period?
No. It is the separate seven-day step following the notice's service.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 2(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 60B, rule 2(1) | 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 |