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Deadline Engine for solicitors

Deadline Engine covers the deadlines solicitors meet across every contentious matter, from civil litigation and the tribunals to family, regulatory and commercial work. Every date is computed from the procedural rules and shown with its citation.

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Matters solicitors 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.Family CourtCalculate Family Procedure Rules deadlines: acknowledgments, financial remedy steps and appeals, with FPR clear days and business-day rules applied.Judicial ReviewCalculate judicial review deadlines: the promptness requirement, the three month limit under CPR 54.5, pre-action protocol responses and renewal applications.InsolvencyCalculate insolvency deadlines: statutory demand compliance, winding-up petition evidence, administration steps and challenge windows under the Insolvency Act 1986.Company LawCalculate Companies House deadlines: annual accounts, confirmation statements, charge registration and event-driven filings under the Companies Act 2006.

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Key time limits for solicitors

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

Family Court deadline calculator

4 of 27 encoded deadlines

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

Judicial review deadline calculator

4 of 18 encoded deadlines

General JR filingCPR 54.5(1)

3 months from Grounds arising

Planning JRCPR 54.5(5)

42 days from Decision date

Procurement JRPCR 2015 reg.92

30 days from Date of knowledge

Cart JR (UT refusal)CPR 54.7A(2)

16 days from UT decision sent

Insolvency deadline calculator

4 of 34 encoded deadlines

Statutory demand compliances.123(1)(a) / s.268(1)(a) IA 1986

21 days from Service date

Individual statutory demand set-asideIR 2016 r.10.4(4)

18 days from Service date

WU Gazette notice (after service)IR 2016 r.7.10(4)

7 business days from Service on company

WU Gazette notice (before hearing)IR 2016 r.7.10(4)

7 business days before Hearing date

Company filing deadline calculator

4 of 15 encoded deadlines

Annual accounts (private company)CA 2006 s.442(2)(a)

9 months from Accounting reference date

Annual accounts (public company)CA 2006 s.442(2)(b)

6 months from Accounting reference date

Confirmation statementCA 2006 s.853A

14 days from 12-month review period end

PSC notification to companyCA 2006 s.790G

28 days from Becoming a PSC

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.

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.

General JR filing: what is the time limit?

3 months from Grounds arising, under CPR 54.5(1). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.