For paralegals
Deadline Engine for paralegals
For paralegals running case diaries, the live England & Wales calculators turn a trigger date into acknowledgment, defence, service, Employment Tribunal, immigration and landlord and tenant deadlines with the rule behind each date.
Practice areas
Available calculators for paralegals
Current available England & Wales coverage is shown below. Browse the full catalogue for the exact released and in-preparation status of every listed area.
Key time limits for paralegals
Each period below is read from the encoded rules and shown with its citation. Open a calculator for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.
CPR deadline calculator
4 of 58 encoded deadlines14 days from deemed service of claim form
14 days from service of particulars of claim
28 days from service of particulars of claim
14 days from deemed service of claim form
Employment Tribunal deadline calculator
4 of 9 encoded deadlines3 months less 1 day from Effective date of termination (EDT)
3 months less 1 day from Act complained of
3 months less 1 day from Date wages due
3 months from Date of termination
Landlord and tenant deadline calculator
4 of 29 encoded deadlines12 months from Proposed termination date (count backward)
6 months from Proposed termination date (count backward)
2 months from s.26 request
from Date in s.25/s.26 notice
Immigration Tribunal deadline calculator
4 of 24 encoded deadlines14 days from Date decision notice SENT by the Home Office
28 days from Date of departure from the UK
28 days from Date of RECEIPT of decision notice by the appellant
14 days from Date written reasons sent to the appellant
Time limits at a glance
The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Open the matching calculator above for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.
File Acknowledgment of Service: what is the time limit?
14 days from deemed service of claim form, under CPR 10.3. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Unfair dismissal: what is the time limit?
3 months less 1 day from Effective date of termination (EDT), under s.111 ERA 1996. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
s.25 notice window (earliest — 12 months): what is the time limit?
12 months from Proposed termination date (count backward), under LTA 1954 s.25. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
In-country appeal to FTT: what is the time limit?
14 days from Date decision notice SENT by the Home Office, under FTT IAC Rules 2014, r.19(2). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.