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When must the pursuer lodge the certified closed record under current Chapter 10?
Current Ordinary Cause Rule 10.5(2) requires the pursuer to lodge a certified copy of the closed record within 14 days after the actual interlocutor closing the record. This workflow applies to qualifying Chapter 10 additional procedure in actions commenced on or after September 25, 2023. Adjustment expiry and the later Procedural Hearing are different events.
- Period
- 14 calendar days after the exact actual event for the selected branch
- Trigger
- actual date of the interlocutor closing the record
- Rule
- Ordinary Cause Rules 1993, current Chapter 10 rule 10.5(2)
Current maintained rules and official statutory text reviewed. The exact applicable procedural edition must govern. Supported event and endpoint dates are within 2024 through 2028.
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When must the pursuer lodge the certified closed record under current Chapter 10?
Current Ordinary Cause Rule 10.5(2) requires the pursuer to lodge a certified copy of the closed record within 14 days after the actual interlocutor closing the record. This workflow applies to qualifying Chapter 10 additional procedure in actions commenced on or after September 25, 2023. Adjustment expiry and the later Procedural Hearing are different events.
Responsible actor. Pursuer in an ordinary cause proceeding under Chapter 10 additional procedure.
Establish actual date of the interlocutor closing the record.
The action commenced on or after September 25, 2023 and actually proceeds under current Chapter 10 additional procedure. A different ordinary, commercial or personal injury procedure is excluded.
Only the confirmed ordinary source branch is calculated. The actual court, event, applicable edition, completion process and any different period must be established.
Ordinary Cause Rules 1993, current Chapter 10 rule 10.5(2)How does this provision count time?
- Exclude the actual event day and apply the fixed period for the selected branch.
- This model does not infer an extension for a closed-day endpoint. Establish the actual court date and applicable provision before proceeding.
- Complete the actual required act, with its supporting documents, copies and cutoff.
Exclude the actual event day. Count the exact fixed calendar-day period for the selected branch.
This model does not infer an extension for a closed-day endpoint. Establish the actual court date and applicable provision before proceeding.
Ordinary Cause Rules 1993, current Chapter 10 rule 10.5(2)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictional established facts. The actual date of the interlocutor closing the record occurs on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The selected source route, standing, ordinary period and required completion process are established.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictional established facts. The actual date of the interlocutor closing the record occurs on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The selected source route, standing, ordinary period and required completion process are established. Exclude the actual event day. Count 14 calendar days to Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The relevant court is confirmed open on that date. | Tuesday, October 27, 2026 |
| Example 2. Material procedural branch | Fictional established facts. The actual date of the interlocutor closing the record occurs on Thursday, February 29, 2024. The selected source route, standing, ordinary period and required completion process are established. Exclude the actual event day. Count 14 calendar days to Thursday, March 14, 2024. The relevant court is confirmed open on that date. | Thursday, March 14, 2024 |
| Example 3. Closed-day boundary | Fictional established facts. The actual date of the interlocutor closing the record occurs on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The selected source route, standing, ordinary period and required completion process are established. The actual relevant court is confirmed closed on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Exclude the actual event day. Count 14 calendar days to Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The endpoint is closed and this model does not infer an extension. | The endpoint falls on a closed court day. Check the actual court and applicable provision. No automatic adjustment is inferred. |
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?
- Source condition 1
- The action commenced on or after September 25, 2023 and actually proceeds under current Chapter 10 additional procedure. A different ordinary, commercial or personal injury procedure is excluded.
- Source condition 2
- I established the actual date of the interlocutor closing the record. Expiry of adjustment, receipt of intimation and the later Procedural Hearing are not substituted.
- Source condition 3
- The pursuer must lodge a certified copy containing only the parties’ pleadings. The separate order for an open record and the earliest Procedural Hearing are different steps.
- Source condition 4
- No special statutory period, extension, sist, revised order or historical transition changes the selected ordinary period.
- Only the confirmed ordinary source branch is calculated. The actual court, event, applicable edition, completion process and any different period must be established.
- An application for permission, request for a case, lodging of a settled case and a notice to another party are different acts. One period does not replace another.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must the pursuer lodge the certified closed record under current Chapter 10?
When must the pursuer lodge the certified closed record under current Chapter 10?
Current Ordinary Cause Rule 10.5(2) requires the pursuer to lodge a certified copy of the closed record within 14 days after the actual interlocutor closing the record. This workflow applies to qualifying Chapter 10 additional procedure in actions commenced on or after September 25, 2023. Adjustment expiry and the later Procedural Hearing are different events.
Ordinary Cause Rules 1993, current Chapter 10 rule 10.5(2)Does adjustment expiry start this filing period?
Use the actual date of the interlocutor closing the record under Rule 10.5(2). The rule requires the pursuer to lodge a certified copy within 14 days after that date. Adjustment expiry, later intimation and the Procedural Hearing are different events.
Ordinary Cause Rules 1993, current Chapter 10 rule 10.5(2)How does this workflow handle a closed court day?
This model does not infer an extension for a closed-day endpoint. Establish the actual court date and applicable provision before proceeding.
Ordinary Cause Rules 1993, current Chapter 10 rule 10.5(2)Official sources and review
Provisions used (1)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Ordinary Cause Rules 1993, current Chapter 10 rule 10.5(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |