Northern Ireland civil procedure
When must a respondent serve notice in an interlocutory Northern Ireland appeal?
Within seven counted days after appeal-notice service. Serve the respondent's notice on the appellant and directly affected parties. The actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice.
- Period
- Within seven counted days after appeal-notice service
- Trigger
- Actual service of the notice of appeal on that respondent
- Rule
- Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 59, rule 6(3)(a)
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 a respondent serve notice in an interlocutory Northern Ireland appeal?
Within seven counted days after appeal-notice service. Serve the respondent's notice on the appellant and directly affected parties. The actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice.
Responsible actor. The respondent seeking variation, alternative grounds or cross-appeal on an interlocutory appeal.
Actual service of the notice of appeal on that respondent.
The actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice.
The actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice. The result must identify respondent notice service for the respondent seeking variation, alternative grounds or cross-appeal on an interlocutory appeal. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 59, rule 6(3)(a)How does this provision count time?
- Establish actual service of the notice of appeal on that respondent.
- Serve the respondent's notice on the appellant and directly affected parties.
- Within seven counted days after appeal-notice 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.
- Serve the respondent's notice on the appellant and directly affected parties. 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 seven counted days after appeal-notice 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.
Serve the respondent's notice on the appellant and directly affected parties. 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 59, rule 6(3)(a)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Within seven counted days after appeal-notice service. The actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Within seven counted days after appeal-notice service. The actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice. Within seven counted days after appeal-notice 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 respondent-notice-service, 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 serve the respondent's notice on the appellant and directly affected parties. Serve the respondent's notice on the appellant and directly affected parties. 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. | Tuesday, April 7, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Actual service of the notice of appeal on that respondent is not established. The actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. The actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice. | Actual service of the notice of appeal on that respondent is not established. The actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice. 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 actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice.
- Counting and boundary
- Within seven counted days after appeal-notice 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
- Serve the respondent's notice on the appellant and directly affected parties. 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 actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice. The result must identify respondent notice service for the respondent seeking variation, alternative grounds or cross-appeal on an interlocutory appeal. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
- This procedure concerns the respondent seeking variation, alternative grounds or cross-appeal on an interlocutory appeal. Its controlling event is actual service of the notice of appeal on that respondent. The actual interlocutory character controls this shorter branch. Copies must separately reach the Central Office within two counted days after service of the respondent's notice.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a respondent serve notice in an interlocutory Northern Ireland appeal?
Does this notice merely oppose the appeal?
The rule concerns the stated respondent relief or alternative grounds. Establish why the respondent notice is required.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 59, rule 6(3)(a)Is the interval the appellant's twenty-one days?
No. The interlocutory respondent branch ordinarily uses seven days after appeal-notice service.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 59, rule 6(3)(a)Must a copy also reach the Central Office?
Yes under the separate stated requirement. The service period and copy-lodgment period are not interchangeable.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 59, rule 6(3)(a)Does service on one appellant always suffice?
Establish the required recipients and the actual appeal parties under the rule.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 59, rule 6(3)(a)What event starts the respondent's ordinary seven days?
Actual service of the appellant's appeal notice on that respondent.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 59, rule 6(3)(a)Does the short interval itself grant permission for new relief?
No. The source's permitted respondent grounds and relief must also be satisfied.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 59, rule 6(3)(a)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 59, rule 6(3)(a) | 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 |