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Amendments to the JCPC Practice Directions
The JCPC Practice Directions were amended as follows on 18th September 2026.
| PD 3.41 | Updated to reflect a new practice to allow, in certain circumstances, a reply to a Notice of Objection: only where a jurisdiction is raised and/or a request for PTA to be granted only on conditions, an appellant to file submissions in reply to a NOO. NB not encouraged/allowed in other circumstances, but general ability to apply for permission to respond to a NOO. Also allowing the panel to have everything before them when making the PTA decision. Also amending the requirement for a panel to ask parties for views if they consider granting PTA on terms. |
| PD 3.50 | Changed title of Filing notice of intention to proceed - and amended to reflect the fact that once permission to appeal is granted the appellant files the notice of intention to proceed within the portal, and this serves as notice to the Respondent that the appeal is going ahead and to the Court to proceed with the listings process. There is no 'reissue' of the notice of appeal. This is how it has been working in practice so we are amending the PD to reflect the current practice. |
| PD 5.30 | Changing should to MUST be bound with comb binding etc (i.e. making it mandatory rather than advisory). Also, that bundles MUST be printed double-sided. |
| PD 6.14 | Amended to make it clear that the Court will not allow time in hearings for transcribers to take breaks. Our stenographer guidance has already been updated. |
| PD 6.16 | Updated the presumption about court dress. |
| PD 7.10 | Updated guidance on the drafting of an order after hand down of a judgment. |
| PD 9.29 | Updated to reflect the fact that we do not require fee notes to be receipted. |
The full Practice Directions may be read here.