{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/supreme-court-rules-2024/rule-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/supreme-court-rules-2024/rule-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2024/949",
  "legislation_title": "The Supreme Court Rules 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/supreme-court-rules-2024",
  "path": "rule/9",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Communications with the Court",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies to a person who is a portal party and—\n(a) who has filed—\n(i) an application for permission to appeal under rule 13;\n(ii) a notice of objection under rule 15;\n(iii) written submissions under rule 16;\n(iv) a notice of appeal under rule 20;\n(v) a notice of intention to participate under rule 22;\n(vi) an application for permission to intervene under rule 24,\n(vii) a notice of intention to join the appeal under rule 25; or\n(b) who is a party to a reference or appeal under rule 44, 46 or 48.\n(2) Save as provided for in paragraph (3), after the person has taken the step referred to in paragraph (1), all communications between that party and the Court must be made via the portal using the public channel which enables all other portal parties participating in the application or appeal to view the communication via the portal.\n(3) Communications from persons who have taken the step referred to in paragraph (1)—\n(a) relating to confidential matters including payment of fees, anonymisation of the party, or proposed withholding of or redactions from material placed on the Court’s website under rule 42;\n(b) relating to matters which are purely routine, uncontentious and administrative;\n(c) which are authorised by a rule or practice direction to be sent to the Court without at the same time being provided to the other party or parties or their representatives,\nmust be made via the portal either using the public channel or by using the confidential channel to which the other portal parties do not have access.\n(4) Any communication made via the portal using the confidential channel must state clearly why it is being sent via that channel.\n(5) Where a non-portal party is a party to the proceedings, all parties must communicate with the Court and with the other parties in accordance with the relevant practice direction.",
  "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/9",
    "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."
}