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Deadline Engine for paralegals

For paralegals running case diaries, Deadline Engine turns a trigger date into the acknowledgment, defence, service and appeal deadlines that follow, so every key date can be diarised with the rule behind it.

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Matters paralegals use Deadline Engine for

Deadline Engine covers every contentious matter in the build. A selection is shown below; browse the full catalogue for the rest.

CPR CivilCalculate Civil Procedure Rules deadlines: acknowledgment of service, defence, Part 36, directions and appeals, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.Employment TribunalCalculate Employment Tribunal time limits: ET1 presentation, ET3 response and EAT appeals, with ACAS Early Conciliation extensions applied under s.207B ERA 1996.Landlord & TenantCalculate landlord and tenant deadlines: section 21 and section 8 notice periods, possession claims, deposit rules and Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 renewals.Immigration TribunalCalculate immigration appeal deadlines: in-country and out-of-country notice periods, administrative review and bail applications under the Tribunal Procedure Rules.
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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 deadlines
File Acknowledgment of ServiceCPR 10.3

14 days from deemed service of claim form

File Defence (no AoS filed)CPR 15.4(a)

14 days from service of particulars of claim

File Defence (AoS filed)CPR 15.4(b)

28 days from service of particulars of claim

Apply for Default Judgment (no AoS or Defence)CPR 12.3

14 days from deemed service of claim form

Employment Tribunal deadline calculator

4 of 9 encoded deadlines
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

Landlord and tenant deadline calculator

4 of 29 encoded deadlines
s.25 notice window (earliest — 12 months)LTA 1954 s.25

12 months from Proposed termination date (count backward)

s.25 notice window (latest — 6 months)LTA 1954 s.25

6 months from Proposed termination date (count backward)

Landlord counter-notice (s.26)LTA 1954 s.26(6)

2 months from s.26 request

Court application (s.29A)LTA 1954 s.29A

from Date in s.25/s.26 notice

Immigration appeal deadline calculator

4 of 24 encoded deadlines
In-country appeal to FTTFTT IAC Rules 2014, r.19(2)

14 days from Date decision notice SENT by the Home Office

Out-of-country appeal (appellant was in UK)FTT IAC Rules 2014, r.19(3)

28 days from Date of departure from the UK

Out-of-country appeal (appellant already abroad)FTT IAC Rules 2014, r.19(3)

28 days from Date of RECEIPT of decision notice by the appellant

Permission to appeal to UT (in-country)FTT IAC Rules 2014, r.33(2)

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.