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When filing an acknowledgment of service in judicial review proceedings, does the 21-day time limit include bank holidays? What happens if the time limit is not adhered to?

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bank holidays are included in the computation of the 21-day time limit for filing of the acknowledgment of service (AOS) in judicial review proceedings under cpr 54.8. If this time limit is not adhered to, a party may not take part in a hearing to decide whether permission to proceed should be granted unless the court allows them to do so. The party may still take part in the judicial review hearing but there may be cost implications as a result of failing to serve an AOS within the specified time limit.

CPR 2.8 deals with how to calculate a period of time specified by the CPR. CPR 2.8(4)(b) provides that where the period of time is five days or less and includes a Saturday, Sunday or a bank holiday, then that day does not count. However, where the time limit is more than five days, bank

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