The Supreme Court Rules 2024

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 Interpretation and scope

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Scope and objective

   3. 3. Interpretation

3. Part 2 The portal, filing and service of documents

   1. 4. The portal and portal parties

   2. 5. Forms

   3. 6. Time limits

   4. 7. Filing

   5. 8. Service

   6. 9. Communications with the Court

   7. 10. Non-compliance with these Rules

   8. 11. Procedural decisions

4. Part 3 Application for permission to appeal

   1. 12. Making an application

   2. 13. Filing and issue of application

   3. 14. Service of application

   4. 15. Notice of objection by respondent

   5. 16. Interventions in applications

   6. 17. Consideration of the application

   7. 18. Oral hearing of application

5. Part 4 Commencement and preparation of appeal

   1. 19. Notice of intention to proceed where permission granted by the Court

   2. 20. Filing and issue of notice where permission not required

   3. 21. Service of notice of appeal

   4. 22. Acknowledgment by respondent

   5. 23. Cross appeals

   6. 24. Intervention

   7. 25. Intervention on assimilated case law by law officers

   8. 26. Listing of the appeal

   9. 27. Documents for appeal hearing

   10. 28. The key documents bundle

   11. 29. The main hearing bundle

6. Part 5 Hearing and decision of appeal

   1. 30. Hearing in open court

   2. 31. Judgment

   3. 32. Orders

7. Part 6 Further general provisions

   1. 33. Procedural applications

   2. 34. Requests for expedition

   3. 35. Grouping appeals

   4. 36. Change of interest

   5. 37. Withdrawal etc of application for permission to appeal or of appeal

   6. 38. Advocate to the Court and assessors

   7. 39. Security for costs

   8. 40. Stay of execution

   9. 41. Change of solicitor

   10. 42. Publication and disposal of documents

8. Part 7 Particular appeals and references

   1. 43. Human Rights Act issues

   2. 44. Devolution jurisdiction and compatibility issues and questions

   3. 45. Court of Justice of the European Union

   4. 46. References on assimilated case law by courts and tribunals

   5. 47. Interventions concerning the acceptance or rejection of a reference under Rule 46

   6. 48. References on assimilated case law by law officers

   7. 49. Hearing of references made under Rules 46 and 48

   8. 50. Revocation of patents

   9. 51. Criminal appeals

9. Part 8 Fees and costs

   1. 52. Fees

   2. 53. Order for costs

   3. 54. Submissions as to costs

   4. 55. Claim for costs

   5. 56. Assessment of costs

   6. 57. Basis of assessment

   7. 58. The standard basis and the indemnity basis

   8. 59. Amount of assessed costs to be specified

   9. 60. Appeal from assessment

   10. 61. Payment out of security for costs

10. Part 9 Transitional and revocation provision

    1. 62. Transitional and revocation provision

11. Signature

12. Explanatory Note