Now live: Privy Council Rules and online Case Management Portal

Summary of key points

• All new appeals and Permission to Appeal applications filed from 4 December 2024 onwards will have to be filed online via the Portal.
• All existing appeals remain governed by the previous 2009 Rules and Practice Directions and will not be eligible to go on the Portal.
• Service of Notice of Appeals is via traditional methods but, thereafter, for represented parties, all service of case documents will be online via the Portal.
• The process for listing hearings is changing significantly and will take place earlier than previously.
• All appeals will be subject to a case management procedure.
• As part of case management, all “As of Right” appeals will be referred for an early review as to whether the appeal seeks to overturn concurrent findings of fact as per the rule in Devi v Roy. Such appeals will be referred for a short case management hearing at which the appeal may be dismissed.
• The JCPC website will be a pathway to the new Portal, which will enable users to file court documents digitally and track the progress of their case. The Portal will interact with the website by, for example, publishing online updates on cases drawn from new information uploaded to the Portal.
• Publication of appeal documents such as Written Cases will take place unless an application is made beforehand to prevent publication.