Written cases—filing etc written case for appeal
5856 Written cases—filing etc written case for appeal
This rule applies if an appeal is to be dealt with by written case.
The appellant (or each appellant) must file the required number of copies of the appellant’s written case in the court, and serve a copy on the respondent (or each respondent) not later than 28 days after the day the appeal papers are filed.
The respondent (or each respondent) must file the required number of copies of the respondent’s written case in the court, and serve a copy on each other party not later than 35 days after the day the appellant’s written case is served on the respondent (or, if there are 2 or more appellants, the day the last of the appellants’ written cases are served on the respondent).
An appellant may file the required number of copies of written submissions in reply to the respondent’s written case in the court, and serve a copy on the respondent (or each respondent) not later than 14 days after the day the respondent’s written case is served on the appellant.
In this rule:
appeal means—
an appeal to the Supreme Court under part 5.3 (Appeals to Supreme Court); or
an appeal to the Court of Appeal under part 5.4 (Appeals to Court of Appeal).
appellant means a person appealing under part 5.3 or part 5.4.
required number—see rule 5855 (5).
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