When is the deadline for notice of appeal to the uk supreme court (after permission granted)?

When the Supreme Court grants permission, rule 19 ordinarily requires an intention to proceed within 14 days. When the Inner House grants permission, rule 20 ordinarily requires a notice of appeal within 42 days of the later lower-court decision or permission grant. These are different acts.

Responsible actor. Appellant with permission to appeal.

Identify the actual Supreme Court permission grant under rule 19, or the later actual Inner House decision or permission grant under rule 20.

The2024 Rules govern this calculation. Existing proceedings under rule62 may remain under the2009 Rules. Check special enactments, actual directions and funding extensions. Complete filing and the separate service and certificate duties under the applicable rule.

Confirm the actual court, current procedure, applicable branch and unaltered period before calculating.

1. Choose the court that actually granted permission. Rule19 uses the actual Supreme Court grant date. For rule20, compare the actual Inner House decision and permission dates and use the later date. Exclude that event day.
2. Rule6(4)(a) extends a Registry act ending on a closed day to the next open Registry day. Check England and Wales bank holidays, the Christmas vacation and any exceptional closure. Do not use the Scottish bank-holiday calendar.
3. Complete the required act through the applicable court or Registry process.

Choose the court that actually granted permission. Rule 19 uses the actual Supreme Court grant date. For rule 20, compare the actual Inner House decision and permission dates and use the later date. Exclude that event day.

Rule 6(4)(a) extends a Registry act ending on a closed day to the next open Registry day. Check England and Wales bank holidays, the Christmas vacation and any exceptional closure. Do not use the Scottish bank-holiday calendar.

Fictitious example

Fictional case. The Supreme Court grants permission on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.

Source condition 1

I identified which court granted permission. Rule 19 intention to proceed and rule 20 notice are different acts.

Source condition 2

For rule 20 I checked both actual lower-court decision and permission dates and entered the later date.

Source condition 3

The 2024 Rules apply. No 2009 transitional case, special enactment, variation, funding extension or other order changes the selected ordinary period.

• Confirm the actual court, current procedure, applicable branch and unaltered period before calculating.
• Each procedure has its own actor, event, act and period. Do not substitute a related permission, service or appeal stage.

• I identified which court granted permission. Rule 19 intention to proceed and rule 20 notice are different acts.
• For rule 20 I checked both actual lower-court decision and permission dates and entered the later date.
• The 2024 Rules apply. No 2009 transitional case, special enactment, variation, funding extension or other order changes the selected ordinary period.
• Check the actual completion route and every relevant full-day closure.
• The 2024 Rules govern this calculation. Existing proceedings under rule 62 may remain under the 2009 Rules. Check special enactments, actual directions and funding extensions. Complete filing and the separate service and certificate duties under the applicable rule.