Privy Council · Current and transitional procedure
What time limit and facts govern long written case permission before the Privy Council?
Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due. The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit.
- Period
- Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due
- Trigger
- That party’s actual case filing deadline
- Rule
- JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15
The long written case permission guide uses the retained current 2024 Rules and maintained official practice directions, including the September 2026 updates. Rule 63 separately preserves qualifying proceedings begun or filed before December 2, 2024 unless otherwise directed. Non-portal filing alone does not establish that transition.
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JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15. Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due. The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit. Confirm the actual long written case permission route and completion facts before selecting an endpoint. This guide gives no calculated date or paid calculation.
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What time limit and facts govern long written case permission before the Privy Council?
Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due. The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit.
Responsible actor. The party seeking a written case exceeding the usual limit.
That party’s actual case filing deadline
The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit.
The party seeking a written case exceeding the usual limit. Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due. The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit.
JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15How does this provision count time?
- Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due
- Request permission to exceed 50 pages and justify the proposed length.
- The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit.
For long written case permission, retain the source’s exact event and unit. Rule 7 distinguishes electronic filing from actual tracked delivery, while Rule 8 separates portal email-alert service during office hours from its next-business-day treatment outside those hours. Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due.
For long written case permission, Rule 6(4)(a) carries an act done at the Registry to the next open day when its last day is closed. Rule 6(4)(b) uses midnight in the place where the person acts. These provisions do not make every hearing countback or service event a generic London working-day calculation.
JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15Which facts prevent one automatic date?
JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15. Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due. The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit. Confirm the actual long written case permission route and completion facts before selecting an endpoint. This guide gives no calculated date or paid calculation.
The party seeking a written case exceeding the usual limit has evidence of that party’s actual case filing deadline. Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due. Request permission to exceed 50 pages and justify the proposed length. The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit. Establish the actual long written case permission facts before selecting a final date.
The proposed long written case permission endpoint meets a Registry closure or a service alert outside office hours. For long written case permission, retain the source’s exact event and unit. Rule 7 distinguishes electronic filing from actual tracked delivery, while Rule 8 separates portal email-alert service during office hours from its next-business-day treatment outside those hours. Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due. For long written case permission, Rule 6(4)(a) carries an act done at the Registry to the next open day when its last day is closed. Rule 6(4)(b) uses midnight in the place where the person acts. These provisions do not make every hearing countback or service event a generic London working-day calculation. Identify the precise long written case permission act and place. A Registry carry and an effective service date are separate questions.
The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit. The source contract for long written case permission requires that party’s actual case filing deadline. Request permission to exceed 50 pages and justify the proposed length. Do not replace the missing source facts with a raw catalog period.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actor and completed long written case permission step
- The party seeking a written case exceeding the usual limit. Request permission to exceed 50 pages and justify the proposed length.
- Controlling long written case permission event and branch
- That party’s actual case filing deadline. The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit.
- Counting and completion for long written case permission
- For long written case permission, retain the source’s exact event and unit. Rule 7 distinguishes electronic filing from actual tracked delivery, while Rule 8 separates portal email-alert service during office hours from its next-business-day treatment outside those hours. Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due. For long written case permission, Rule 6(4)(a) carries an act done at the Registry to the next open day when its last day is closed. Rule 6(4)(b) uses midnight in the place where the person acts. These provisions do not make every hearing countback or service event a generic London working-day calculation.
- The party seeking a written case exceeding the usual limit. Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due. The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit.
- Long written case permission concerns the party seeking a written case exceeding the usual limit and request permission to exceed 50 pages and justify the proposed length. Intervention application is a distinct step and does not establish this procedure’s actor, event or completed act.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What time limit and facts govern long written case permission before the Privy Council?
What time limit governs long written case permission?
Apply for permission not less than 14 days before the case is due. The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit.
JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15Which event starts or anchors long written case permission?
That party’s actual case filing deadline. The party seeking a written case exceeding the usual limit must identify this event in the actual case records.
JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15What completes long written case permission?
Request permission to exceed 50 pages and justify the proposed length. The application deadline counts back from the case due date, not directly from hearing; a request does not itself enlarge the page limit.
JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15Is the long-case request due 14 days before hearing?
No. PD 5.15 uses 14 days before the written case is due. First establish the correct appellant or respondent case deadline.
JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15Are footnotes excluded from the 50-page calculation?
PD 5.15 includes footnotes. Formatting cannot be used to evade the applicable limit.
JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15Does filing a long-case application permit the longer case immediately?
Permission must actually be granted. The application alone does not displace the ordinary case limit.
JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15Official sources and review
Provisions used (7)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| JCPC current PD paragraph 5.15 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC current PD paragraph 5.25 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC current PD paragraph 5.26 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC Rules 2024 rule 6 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC Rules 2024 rule 7 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC Rules 2024 rule 8 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC Rules 2024 rule 63 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |