Civil procedure deadline
Appellant's notice filing deadline calculator
An appellant's notice is normally due within 21 days after the decision of the lower court, unless that court directs a different period. Enter the decision date to calculate the encoded default period.
Rule reviewed
At a glance
What the calculator applies
- Period
- 21 days unless the lower court directs otherwise
- Trigger
- Date of the decision being appealed
- Direction
- Forward from the decision date
- Counting method
- 21 clear days; the decision day is excluded
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Calculation basis
How the date is counted
21 clear days; the decision day is excluded
All calendar days count because the period exceeds five days. A deadline ending on a court closure day moves under CPR 2.8(5).
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Exceptions and matter facts
- A court order can specify a different appeal period and must be checked first.
- Statutory appeals and particular appeal routes can use different periods.
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