When is the deadline for close of pleadings?
The catalogue records a 8 days period from The earlier of a reply being filed and served, or expiry of the time for filing and serving a reply (8 days after service of the statement of defence, r 3-17(3)). This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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Calculation basis and source
- Period
- 8 days
- Trigger
- The earlier of a reply being filed and served, or expiry of the time for filing and serving a reply (8 days after service of the statement of defence, r 3-17(3))
- Counting
- The encoded calculator method must be independently documented before publication.
- Rollovers and holidays
- Holiday, closure and order treatment must be independently documented before publication.
This route remains in preparation until a pinpoint official source is recorded.
- Follows the underlying reply period; variable under r 13-7.
- Close of pleadings is the trigger for the pre-trial conference request (r 4-11(1)) and for mandatory mediation (r 4-10; King's Bench Act ss 7-1 to 7-3). It is a computed event rather than a duty.