Northern Ireland civil procedure
When must a party request reconsideration of a Northern Ireland tribunal judgment?
14 days after the decision was sent or written reasons were sent if later. Apply in writing and copy all other parties. Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock.
- Period
- 14 days after the decision was sent or written reasons were sent if later
- Trigger
- The actual judgment-sending and later written-reasons-sending events
- Rule
- SR 2020/3, Schedule 1, rule 66
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 party request reconsideration of a Northern Ireland tribunal judgment?
14 days after the decision was sent or written reasons were sent if later. Apply in writing and copy all other parties. Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock.
Responsible actor. The party seeking reconsideration outside the original hearing.
The actual judgment-sending and later written-reasons-sending events.
Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock.
Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock. The result must identify paired tribunal application and party copy for the party seeking reconsideration outside the original hearing. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
SR 2020/3, Schedule 1, rule 66How does this provision count time?
- Establish the actual judgment-sending and later written-reasons-sending events.
- Apply in writing and copy all other parties.
- 14 days after the decision was sent or written reasons were sent if later. Rule 5 excludes the source sending or receipt day from the 14-day procedural interval. The required act reaches the tribunal before midnight unless an actual order provides otherwise.
- Apply in writing and copy all other parties. Procedural rule 5 carries a final nonworking day to the next working day, before midnight unless otherwise ordered. It does not waive presentation, copy service or a case-specific direction.
14 days after the decision was sent or written reasons were sent if later. Rule 5 excludes the source sending or receipt day from the 14-day procedural interval. The required act reaches the tribunal before midnight unless an actual order provides otherwise.
Apply in writing and copy all other parties. Procedural rule 5 carries a final nonworking day to the next working day, before midnight unless otherwise ordered. It does not waive presentation, copy service or a case-specific direction.
SR 2020/3, Schedule 1, rule 66What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. 14 days after the decision was sent or written reasons were sent if later. Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. 14 days after the decision was sent or written reasons were sent if later. Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock. 14 days after the decision was sent or written reasons were sent if later. Rule 5 excludes the source sending or receipt day from the 14-day procedural interval. The required act reaches the tribunal before midnight unless an actual order provides otherwise. The independent ordinary endpoint is Tuesday, January 27, 2026 for paired-tribunal-application-and-party-copy, not a different filing, service or entitlement date. | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Fictitious boundary event on Friday, March 20, 2026. The source-specific completion is apply in writing and copy all other parties. Apply in writing and copy all other parties. Procedural rule 5 carries a final nonworking day to the next working day, before midnight unless otherwise ordered. It does not waive presentation, copy service or a case-specific direction. | Tuesday, April 7, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The independently required judgmentSentDate is missing. Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock. Both event branches must be established before selecting paired-tribunal-application-and-party-copy. Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock. | The independently required judgmentSentDate is missing. Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock. Both event branches must be established before selecting paired-tribunal-application-and-party-copy. |
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
- Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock.
- Counting and boundary
- 14 days after the decision was sent or written reasons were sent if later. Rule 5 excludes the source sending or receipt day from the 14-day procedural interval. The required act reaches the tribunal before midnight unless an actual order provides otherwise.
- Required completion
- Apply in writing and copy all other parties. Procedural rule 5 carries a final nonworking day to the next working day, before midnight unless otherwise ordered. It does not waive presentation, copy service or a case-specific direction.
- Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock. The result must identify paired tribunal application and party copy for the party seeking reconsideration outside the original hearing. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
- This procedure concerns the party seeking reconsideration outside the original hearing. Its controlling event is the actual judgment-sending and later written-reasons-sending events. Both sending events must be established where reasons follow. Reconsideration during a hearing has different procedure. The six-week Court of Appeal route uses receipt and is a separate clock.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a party request reconsideration of a Northern Ireland tribunal judgment?
What if written reasons are sent after the judgment?
The ordinary outside-hearing interval uses the later sending event specified by rule 66.
SR 2020/3, Schedule 1, rule 66Must the application reach other parties too?
Yes. Apply in writing and copy the other parties as required. Tribunal presentation alone does not complete copying.
SR 2020/3, Schedule 1, rule 66Does applying for reconsideration suspend a Court of Appeal deadline?
Do not assume suspension. The appeal has its separate receipt-based source and any applicable actual direction.
SR 2020/3, Schedule 1, rule 66Is reconsideration during the hearing covered by this interval?
No. The rule distinguishes reconsideration during the hearing from the outside-hearing written application.
SR 2020/3, Schedule 1, rule 66Does a later informal explanation necessarily equal written reasons?
No. Establish the written reasons sent under the applicable tribunal procedure.
SR 2020/3, Schedule 1, rule 66What must the applicant explain?
The written application must set out the grounds for reconsideration and satisfy the prescribed copying requirements.
SR 2020/3, Schedule 1, rule 66Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| SR 2020/3, Schedule 1, rule 66 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal Rules 2020, Schedule 1 rule 5 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |