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England & Wales legal deadline calculator

Choose the court or tribunal, what happened and when. You will get the date, citation and calculation steps.

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One tested England & Wales calculation

Example input
03/08/2026
Relevant fact
The CPR 7.5(1) service step was completed on Monday 3 August 2026.
Expected result
Wednesday 5 August 2026

The calculator excludes the completion day and counts the next two business days under CPR 6.14. Tuesday is day one and Wednesday is day two.

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Start with a cited England & Wales procedure

Pick the procedural event rather than a broad topic. A calculator opens with the relevant rule selected; a guide is labelled before it asks you to rely on a date.

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DefenceCalculates a date14 days, or 28 days where an acknowledgment of service was filedAcknowledgment of serviceCalculates a date14 daysET3 responseCalculates a date28 daysWhistleblowing detriment claimCalculates a dateThree months beginning with the relevant act, failure or last similar actImmigration appealCalculates a date14 days in-country; 28 days for the stated out-of-country routesImmigration permission to appealCalculates a date14 days; 28 days where the appellant is outside the United Kingdom

Coverage

What you can calculate, save and export

The England & Wales coverage catalogue was last reviewed August 2026. Each rule has its own review date. Availability can vary by deadline; the calculator and directory show what needs checking.

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Included forums

  • CPR Civil
  • Employment Tribunal
  • Family Court
  • Criminal Courts
  • Judicial Review
  • Tax Tribunal
  • Immigration Tribunal
  • FCA
  • Planning & Environment
  • Landlord & Tenant
  • Insolvency
  • Company Law
  • Construction Adjudication

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  • Court orders, contractual time bars and fact-specific extensions are not inferred.
  • Practice areas outside the listed published forums remain outside the calculator boundary.

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Start with a focused calculator

Deemed service dateCalculate when a claim form is deemed served under CPR 6.14, with the second-business-day rule and court closure dates shown.Acknowledgment of serviceCalculate the 14-day acknowledgment of service deadline under CPR 10.3 from the deemed service date of the claim form.DefenceCalculate the CPR 15.4 defence deadline: 14 days after service of particulars, or 28 days where an acknowledgment was filed.

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