Minor amendments to UKSC and JCPC Practice Directions

Minor amendments to the Practice Directions of UKSC and JCPC

Michaelmas Term 2025

Please note that the following minor amendments have been made to the UKSC and JCPC Practice Directions accompanying the 2024 rules:

UKSC Practice Directions:

Practice Direction	Amendment
UKSC Portal P.68, PD9.1 and PD9.7	Amend spelling of acknowledgment to read: acknowledgement
UKSC Portal PD - P.67	Text amended to read: The process described above also applies in relation to interveners in the proceedings (see Rules 16, 24 and 25). A third party who wishes to make submissions under Rule 16, i.e. before permission to appeal has been determined, must do so via the portal by creating their own account and selecting ‘application to intervene'. As an application is not necessary under Rule 16, the person wishing to make submissions should upload a copy of their submissions in lieu of the application form that is requested. The information provided via the Portal will enable the Registry to associate the submissions with the case file and ensure that the parties have access to the submissions made. If permission to appeal is refused, the intervener’s file will no longer be needed and will be closed. If permission is granted and the intervener wishes to be involved in the appeal, they will need to apply to be an intervener in the appeal under Rule 24. This is done by making a fresh application via the portal for permission to intervene. If the application to intervene is successful, the intervener will be added as a party to the main case file and the intervention application will be closed.
UKSC PD1, para 1.31(f)	Final line ‘(Civil Procedure Rules, r 52.17)’ amended to read ‘r 52.30’
UKSC PD3, para 3.12	line 7amended to read “a procedural application under rule 33” (not 35) andLine 9 amended to read “The procedure set out in rule 33(1)-(5)” not 35(1)-(5)
UKSC PD3, Para 3.14	line 9, the word ‘granted’ amended to read ‘grant’
UKSC PD4, para 4.3	line 10 amended to read “under rule 33” not rule 35 And line 11 amended to read “The procedure set out in rule 33(1)-(5)” not 35(1)-(5)
UKSC PD 4, para 4.22	line 6 amended to read “the 42 day time limit” not the 28 day time limit
UKSC PD: 4.26	Text amended to readEach respondent who intends to participate in the appeal must, within 14 days after receipt of the notice of intention to proceed under Rule 19(2) or of the notice of appeal under Rule 21(2), file notice of intention to participate, which is known as a notice of acknowledgement.
UKSC PD 5.7	Text amended by removing the struck out words and adding the highlighted wordsAny application must be made via the portal as anprocedural application extension of time
UKSC PD13.43:	Text amended to read ‘see Rule 56(3)’ not ‘see rule 49(5)’

JCPC Practice Directions:

JCPC Practice Direction	Amendment
JCPC PD: P.67 and PD4.30	Amend spelling of acknowledgment to read: acknowledgement
JCPC Portal PD - P.66	The process described above also applies in relation to interveners in the proceedings (see Rules 16 and 25). A third party who wishes to make submissions under Rule 16, i.e. before permission to appeal has been determined, must do so via the portal by creating their own account and selecting ‘application to intervene'. As an application is not necessary under Rule 16, the person wishing to make submissions should upload a copy of their submissions in lieu of the application form that is requested. The information provided via the Portal will enable the Registry to associate the submissions with the case file and ensure that the parties have access to the submissions made. If permission to appeal is refused, the intervener’s file will no longer be needed and will be closed. If permission is granted and the intervener wishes to be involved in the appeal, they will need to apply to be an intervener in the appeal under Rule 25. This is done by making a fresh application via the portal for permission to intervene. If the application to intervene is successful, the intervener will be added as a party to the main case file and the intervention application will be closed.
JCPC PD2, para 2.15	line 7, the word ‘granted’ amended to read ‘grant’
JCPC PD: 4.28	Text amended to read:4.28 Each respondent who intends to participate in the appeal must, within 21 days after service of a notice of intention to proceed under Rule 19(2) or a notice of appeal under Rule 21, file notice of intention to participate, which is known as a notice of acknowledgement: Rule 22. The notice must be filed via the portal with the prescribed fee. Respondents who are litigants in person and who are not able to use the portal should contact the Registry which will assist them.