Civil procedure deadline
Judicial review pre-action response deadline calculator
A defendant should normally respond to a judicial review letter before claim within 14 days. Urgency and the public law context can require a shorter practical timetable.
Rule reviewed
At a glance
What the calculator applies
- Period
- Normally 14 days
- Trigger
- Service of the letter before claim
- Direction
- Forward from service
- Counting method
- 14 clear days in the encoded record
Free calculation
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Calculation basis
How the date is counted
14 clear days in the encoded record
All calendar days count because the period exceeds five days. A court-closure end date moves under the calculator method.
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Exceptions and matter facts
- The protocol is not appropriate where the matter is urgent or an urgent application is required.
- Judicial review claim-filing limits are separate and are not extended by the pre-action exchange.
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