Rule 77.13 Determination of the application to quash an acquittal (general provisions)F1F2
The application to quash an acquittal will be determined without a hearing unless the court, of its own initiative or on the application by a party, orders otherwise.
The determination of the application to quash an acquittal will not be made, and any hearing of the application (if ordered) will not take place, before the expiry of—
10 days after the expiry of the period allowed under rule 77.11(1); or
10 days after the expiry of the period allowed by any order made under rule 77.12(2).
The court will serve notice of any order made on the application to quash an acquittal on the parties and where the court before which the acquittal or conviction occurred was—
a magistrates’ court, on the designated officer; or
the Crown Court, on the appropriate officer of the Crown Court sitting at the place where the acquittal or conviction occurred.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 77 inserted (6.4.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3543), rule 1(b), Sch.
- F2
Pt. 77 Section 2 inserted (1.10.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/1953), rule 1(2), Sch. 4
Notes on Part 77
Textual amendments
- F2
Words in Pt. 77 Table of Contents substituted (1.10.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/1953), rules 1(2), 10(a)(i)
- F3
Words in Pt. 77 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/1953), rules 1(2), 10(a)(ii)
- F4
Words in Pt. 77 Table of Contents inserted (31.12.2025) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/1229), rules 1(1), 3(1)