Privy Council · Current and transitional procedure
What time limit and facts govern reference document index before the Privy Council?
File the index at least eight weeks before hearing. The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording.
- Period
- File the index at least eight weeks before hearing
- Trigger
- The scheduled hearing of the reference
- Rule
- JCPC Rules 2024 rule 61
The reference document index 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 Rules 2024 rule 61. File the index at least eight weeks before hearing. The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording. Confirm the actual reference document index 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 reference document index before the Privy Council?
File the index at least eight weeks before hearing. The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording.
Responsible actor. The reference applicant preparing the agreed materials.
The scheduled hearing of the reference
The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording.
The reference applicant preparing the agreed materials. File the index at least eight weeks before hearing. The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 61How does this provision count time?
- File the index at least eight weeks before hearing
- Submit the index to each respondent for agreement before filing.
- The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording.
For reference document index, 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. File the index at least eight weeks before hearing.
For reference document index, 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 Rules 2024 rule 61Which facts prevent one automatic date?
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 61. File the index at least eight weeks before hearing. The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording. Confirm the actual reference document index route and completion facts before selecting an endpoint. This guide gives no calculated date or paid calculation.
The reference applicant preparing the agreed materials has evidence of the scheduled hearing of the reference. File the index at least eight weeks before hearing. Submit the index to each respondent for agreement before filing. The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording. Establish the actual reference document index facts before selecting a final date.
The proposed reference document index endpoint meets a Registry closure or a service alert outside office hours. For reference document index, 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. File the index at least eight weeks before hearing. For reference document index, 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 reference document index act and place. A Registry carry and an effective service date are separate questions.
The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording. The source contract for reference document index requires the scheduled hearing of the reference. Submit the index to each respondent for agreement before filing. Do not replace the missing source facts with a raw catalog period.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actor and completed reference document index step
- The reference applicant preparing the agreed materials. Submit the index to each respondent for agreement before filing.
- Controlling reference document index event and branch
- The scheduled hearing of the reference. The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording.
- Counting and completion for reference document index
- For reference document index, 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. File the index at least eight weeks before hearing. For reference document index, 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 reference applicant preparing the agreed materials. File the index at least eight weeks before hearing. The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording.
- Reference document index concerns the reference applicant preparing the agreed materials and submit the index to each respondent for agreement before filing. Reference party details 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 reference document index before the Privy Council?
What time limit governs reference document index?
File the index at least eight weeks before hearing. The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 61Which event starts or anchors reference document index?
The scheduled hearing of the reference. The reference applicant preparing the agreed materials must identify this event in the actual case records.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 61What completes reference document index?
Submit the index to each respondent for agreement before filing. The reference index precedes the filing and service of written cases; current Rule 61 does not prescribe the old sequential-exchange wording.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 61Must respondents agree the reference index before filing?
Rule 61(2) requires submission to and agreement with each respondent before filing.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 61What follows filing the agreed reference index?
Current Rule 61(3) then requires the applicant and respondents to file their respective written cases and serve them. It does not state the old sequential-exchange wording.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 61Can the eight-week reference index be replaced by a 28-day appeal bundle?
No. Rule 61 supplies the special reference step; the ordinary Rule 30 key-bundle timetable concerns appeals.
JCPC Rules 2024 rule 61Official sources and review
Provisions used (6)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| JCPC Rules 2024 rule 61 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| JCPC Rules 2024 rule 60 | 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 |