Civil procedure deadline
Trial bundle filing deadline calculator
The claimant must normally file the trial bundle not more than seven days and not less than three days before the trial begins. The calculator shows the encoded seven-day outer date from the trial date.
Rule reviewed
At a glance
What the calculator applies
- Period
- Between three and seven days before trial; the calculator shows seven days
- Trigger
- Trial start date
- Direction
- Backwards from the trial start date
- Counting method
- Seven clear days for the encoded outer date
Free calculation
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Calculation basis
How the date is counted
Seven clear days for the encoded outer date
All calendar days count for the seven-day encoded period. The calculator applies the encoded court-closure adjustment.
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Exceptions and matter facts
- The court order and any applicable court guide may set a different timetable.
- The bundle must also satisfy the content and agreement requirements in CPR 39.5.
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