When is the deadline for respondent's answer (and any cross-appeal)?
The catalogue records a 28 days period from Seal date of the order allowing the appeal to progress to a full hearing (unless the EAT directs otherwise). This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 28 days
- Trigger
- Seal date of the order allowing the appeal to progress to a full hearing (unless the EAT directs otherwise)
- Counting
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- This is a date appointed by the EAT, not a fixed statutory period. Rule 6(1): "The Registrar shall, as soon as practicable, notify every respondent of the date appointed by the Appeal Tribunal by which any answer under this rule must be delivered." It is varied by direction in the ordinary course. Extensions require an application under PD Section 7 with a witness statement giving "a full and honest explanation" (PD 9.2.1).
- Always read the actual order: the 28 days is the PD default and the order may say something else. Consequence of default is real but discretionary: PD 9.2.1 says you "will not be able to participate in the appeal" without permission to file out of time, and rule 26 permits debarring or strike-out, but only after "a reasonable opportunity to make representations" (rule 26(3)).