{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/supreme-court-rules-2024/rule-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/supreme-court-rules-2024/rule-20.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2024/949",
  "legislation_title": "The Supreme Court Rules 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/supreme-court-rules-2024",
  "path": "rule/20",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Filing and issue of notice where permission not required",
  "text": "(1) This rule and rule 21 apply to appeals where permission to appeal has been granted by the court below or where there is an appeal as of right to the Court.\n(2) The notice of appeal must be filed by the appellant within 42 days of the later of—\n(a) the order or decision of the court below against which the appellant appeals; or\n(b) the order or decision of the court below granting permission to appeal, where such an order or decision has been made.\n(3) At the same time as filing the notice of appeal—\n(a) a portal party must upload the documents listed in paragraph (4);\n(b) a non-portal party must send the Registrar by email (and not by sending hard copies) the documents listed in paragraph (4).\n(4) The documents to be uploaded or sent by email to the Registry in accordance with paragraph (3) are—\n(a) the order of the court below against which the appellant is appealing;\n(b) the judgment of the court below to which the order gives effect;\n(c) (where applicable) the order of the court below granting permission to appeal to the Court;\n(d) the grounds of appeal;\n(e) a precis of the factual background of the case and a chronology of proceedings;\n(f) the order of the first instance court (if different) which was challenged in the court below;\n(g) the judgment of the first instance court (if different).\n(5) The Court shall issue the notice of appeal and direct the appellant to serve the notice.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/949/rule/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:26:31.909325+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}