The Supreme Court Rules 2009

Made: 26th June 2009

Laid before Parliament: 1st July 2009

Coming into force: 1st October 2009

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PART 1 — Interpretation and scope

Citation and commencement

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Scope and objective

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Interpretation

3

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Forms

4

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Time limits

5

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Service

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Filing

7

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Non-compliance with these Rules

8

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Procedural decisions

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PART 2 — Application for permission to appeal

Form of application

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Filing of application

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Service of application

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Notice of objection by respondent

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Documents in support of application

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Interventions in applications

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Consideration on paper

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Oral hearing of application

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PART 3 — Commencement and preparation of appeal

Form and filing of notice where permission granted by the Court

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Form and filing of notice where permission not required

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Service of notice

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Acknowledgement by respondent

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Documents for appeal hearing

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The core volumes

23

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Authorities

24

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Cross-appeals

25

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Intervention

26

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PART 4 — Hearing and decision of appeal

Hearing in open court

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Judgment

28

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Orders

29

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PART 5 — Further general provisions

Procedural applications

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Requests for expedition

31

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Grouping appeals

32

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Change of interest

33

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Withdrawal etc of application for permission to appeal or of appeal

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Advocate to the Court and assessors

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Security for costs

36

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Stay of execution

37

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Change of solicitor and London agents

38

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Disposal of documents

39

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PART 6 — Particular appeals and references

Human Rights Act issues

40

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Devolution jurisdiction

41

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Court of Justice of the European Communities

42

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Revocation of patents

43

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Criminal appeals

44

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PART 7 — Fees and costs

Fees

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Orders for costs

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Submissions as to costs

47

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Claim for costs

48

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Assessment of costs

49

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Basis of assessment

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The standard basis and the indemnity basis

51

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Amount of assessed costs to be specified

52

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Appeal from assessment

53

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Payment out of security for costs

54

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PART 8 — Transitional arrangements

Transitional arrangements

55

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Signed

The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers — Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary — 21st May 2009

I direct that these Rules shall come into force on 1st October 2009

Jack Straw — Lord Chancellor — 26th June 2009

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2005 c. 4. Section 45 is modified by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Temporary Modifications) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/227) so that, until the coming into force of s 23 of the 2005 Act, any reference to the “President of the Supreme Court” is a reference to the “senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary”.

[^f00002]: 1971 c. 80.

[^f00003]: 2002 c. 26.

[^f00004]: 1998 c. 42.

[^f00005]: 1998 c. 46; section 33 provides for the scrutiny of proposed Acts of the Scottish Parliament by the Supreme Court.

[^f00006]: 1998 c. 47; section 11 provides for the scrutiny of proposed Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly by the Supreme Court.

[^f00007]: 2006 c. 32; sections 96, 99 and 112 provide for the scrutiny of proposed Orders in Council, proposed Assembly Measures and proposed Acts of the National Assembly for Wales by the Supreme Court.

[^f00008]: A devolution issue is defined in Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998, Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Schedule 9 to the Government of Wales Act 2006.

[^f00009]: 1969 c. 58; section 12 has been amended by the Courts Act 1971 (c.23), Schedule 11 Part IV, Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c.23) section 122(1)(2), Schedule 6 paragraph 13, Schedule 7 Part I and the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c.54), section 152(4), Schedule 7 .

[^f00010]: 2004 c. 28.

Editorial notes

[^key-97444711589e991cef6376af54a91571]: Rules revoked (2.12.2024) by The Supreme Court Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/949), rules 1, 62(2) (with rule 62(1))