# The Supreme Court Rules 2024, Rule 28: The key documents bundle


(1) As soon as the parties’ cases have been exchanged the appellant must prepare, in accordance with the practice direction, a key documents bundle, including an index for use at the hearing, taking into account any grouping of appeals pursuant to rule 35.
(2) The key documents bundle must contain at least the following documents—
(a) the agreed statement of facts and issues;
(b) the parties’ written cases;
(c) the orders of the court below and the first instance court; and
(d) the judgments of the court below and the first instance court.
(3) Not later than 28 days before the date of the hearing—
(a) the appellant must send enough hard copies of the key documents bundle to the Registry to provide one to each Justice sitting and an additional copy for the Registry;
(b) an appellant who is a portal party must upload to the portal a single electronic file containing the key documents bundle; and
(c) an appellant who is a non-portal party must file and serve a single electronic file containing the key documents bundle on every other party to the appeal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/949/rule/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supreme-court-rules-2024/rule-28
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