When is the deadline for application or appeal under s.67, s.68 or s.69: the 28-day clock?
The catalogue records a 28 days period from The applicable date, as defined by s.70(3A). This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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Calculation basis and source
- Period
- 28 days
- Trigger
- The applicable date, as defined by s.70(3A)
- Counting
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- Rollovers and holidays
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- The court may vary the 28 days under CPR 62.9(1). Extensions are granted sparingly: the shortness of the period is deliberate and reflects the policy of finality. Never compute a challenge deadline on the assumption that an extension will be given.
- CURRENCY. The words 'the applicable date' were substituted by s.12(2) of the Arbitration Act 2025, in force 1 August 2025 (SI 2025/905, reg. 2). By s.17(4) of the 2025 Act the new wording does not apply to arbitral proceedings commenced before 1 August 2025, to court proceedings whenever commenced in connection with such arbitral proceedings or an award made in them, or to any