Petitions out
of time
2.2 A petition for leave to appeal lodged outside
the one month period is accepted by the Judicial Office for presentation
to the House provided that:
(a) it has been drafted in the style required for
such petitions and seeks leave to appeal out of time[22];
and
(b) it sets out in the first paragraph the reason(s)
why it was not lodged within the time limit; and
(c) it is in order in all other respects.
The reason(s) should not normally exceed one paragraph
in length.
2.3 In considering a petition for leave to appeal
out of time, the Appeal Committee may reject it solely on the
ground that it is out of time; but the Appeal Committee may grant
an extension of time and decide the application for leave on the
merits.
Contempt of court
2.4 A petition for leave to appeal in a case
involving civil contempt of court must be lodged in the Judicial
Office within 14 days (not one month), beginning with the date
of the refusal of leave by the court below (not the following
day)[23].
21 The one month period runs from the date of the substantive
order appealed from, not the date of any subsequent procedural
order e.g, an order refusing leave to appeal (Standing Order II).
For admissibility of petitions for leave, see direction 1.14.
If a petitioner has applied for public funding, the period is
extended to one month after the decision whether funding should
be granted, including any appeals. The Judicial Office must be
informed in writing within the one month period that public funding
has been applied for (direction 41). Back
22
For style see Appendix A, Form 3. Back
23
Administration of Justice Act 1960 s 13 (as amended). Back
