Responding to the application

Deadlines for the respondent

The deadlines a respondent faces when answering tribunal, family or regulatory proceedings, from filing the response through to evidence, directions and any cross-application.

What to watch

Deadlines the respondent watches

Filing the response or answer
Serving evidence in reply
Directions and case-management dates
Cross-applications and counter-notices
Permission to appeal an adverse decision

The exact dates depend on the matter and the trigger. Open a calculator below and every date shows the rule it comes from.

Encoded time limits

The rows below restate the leading entries from the full encoded table of each practice area. The same rules apply whichever party you act for; open a practice area for every deadline it covers.

Employment Tribunal deadline calculator

Unfair dismissals.111 ERA 1996

3 months less 1 day from Effective date of termination (EDT)

Discriminations.123 EqA 2010

3 months less 1 day from Act complained of

Unlawful deduction from wagess.23 ERA 1996

3 months less 1 day from Date wages due

Breach of contractET Extension of Jurisdiction Order 1994

3 months from Date of termination

Family Court deadline calculator

FA listing window (earliest)FPR r.9.12(1)(a)

12 weeks from Form A filed

Service of Form AFPR r.9.12(1)(b)

4 clear days from Filing date

Form E exchangeFPR r.9.14(1)

35 clear days before First Appointment date

Questionnaires / Form GFPR r.9.14(5)

14 clear days before First Appointment date

FCA deadline calculator

Decision notice — Upper Tribunal referralFSMA s.390(1)

28 days from Date of decision notice

Respondent (FCA) statement of case after referralUT Rules

28 days from Date of referral to the Upper Tribunal

Applicant reply to statement of caseUT Rules

28 days from Date statement of case received

Warning notice responseDEPP 2.3

14 days from Date of warning notice (minimum period)

Time limits at a glance

The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Open a calculator below for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.

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.

FA listing window (earliest): what is the time limit?

12 weeks from Form A filed, under FPR r.9.12(1)(a). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Decision notice — Upper Tribunal referral: what is the time limit?

28 days from Date of decision notice, under FSMA s.390(1). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Discrimination: what is the time limit?

3 months less 1 day from Act complained of, under s.123 EqA 2010. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

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Calculators for the respondent

Employment TribunalCalculate Employment Tribunal time limits: ET1 presentation, ET3 response and EAT appeals, with ACAS Early Conciliation extensions applied under s.207B ERA 1996.Family CourtCalculate Family Procedure Rules deadlines: acknowledgments, financial remedy steps and appeals, with FPR clear days and business-day rules applied.FCACalculate FCA deadlines: warning and decision notice representations, Upper Tribunal references, complaint handling and reporting windows from the FCA Handbook.