Appeal route and deadline checker (CPR Part 52, PD 52A, CPR 47.21 to 47.24)
check_appeal_route_and_deadlineFor a decision in an ordinary civil claim in England and Wales, or in detailed assessment proceedings, works out which court hears an appeal (Destination of Appeals Order 2016; PD 52A Table 1), whether permission is needed and from whom, the last day for the appellant's notice (21 days under CPR 52.12(2)(b), or the period the lower court set, with court office closures), the form (N161, or N164 for small claims), the court fee, the respondent's notice (N162), transcript and appeal bundle dates, and the next steps; and flags a notice already late against today's date. Covers appeals from authorised court officers (CPR 47.21 to 47.24) and the London costs route in PD 47 para 4.2. Family, insolvency, contempt and statutory appeals are outside it. It never advises whether to appeal or rates an appeal's prospects.
Tool call template
Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.
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"method": "tools/call",
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"judge": "<judge>"
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}Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| filed | No | The date the appellant's notice was filed, for the transcript and appeal bundle dates (PD 52B paras 6.2 and 6.3). | |
| judge | Yes | Who made the decision (a deputy counts as the judge they sit for): "cc-dj" (County Court: District Judge or Deputy District Judge), "cc-cj" (County Court: Circuit Judge or Recorder), "hc-master" (High Court: Master, Costs Judge or District Judge of the High Court), "hc-judge" (High Court Judge (including a deputy)), "aco" (Authorised court officer (a costs officer, on detailed assessment)). | |
| decided | No | The date of the decision hearing (the judgment given or handed down, not the sealed order), for the deadline. | |
| special | No | Family, insolvency, Companies Acts, contempt, a statutory appeal, case stated or judicial review: outside this checker, which says so and where to look. | |
| decision | No | What was decided ("small-claims" only for a County Court judge, "aco-appeal" only for "hc-master"; leave out for "aco", always detailed assessment): "final" (A final decision in the claim (including any costs order or summary assessment made with it)), "interim" (An interim or case management decision), "small-claims" (A decision in a claim allocated to the small claims track), "detailed-assessment" (A decision in detailed assessment proceedings), "aco-appeal" (A decision on an appeal from an authorised court officer). | |
| directed | No | Whether the lower court set its own period for the appellant's notice (CPR 52.12(2)(a)): "no" (no, the usual 21 days), "days" (a number of days: give directedDays), "date" (a date: give directedDate). | |
| onAppeal | No | The decision was itself made on appeal (a second appeal); only for "cc-cj" or "hc-judge". | |
| permission | No | What the lower court did about permission to appeal (leave out if not known): "granted", "refused", "not-asked". | |
| directedDate | No | Where directed is "date": the date the court set. | |
| directedDays | No | Where directed is "days": the number of days, e.g. "28". | |
| respondentServed | No | The date the respondent was served with the appellant's notice, or notice that permission was given, for the respondent's notice (CPR 52.13(5)). |