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UK Working Day Calculator
Court dates and bank holidays. Counted clearly.
For the United Kingdom
Calculate UK working-day deadlines, date differences, and court-rule runs with jurisdiction differences kept visible.
Built for litigation, conveyancing, employment, and operations teams working across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
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Calculate UK Working Days
Calculate UK working-day deadlines, date differences, and court-rule deadlines for England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
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UK Working Day Calculator
Calculate UK working days using the jurisdiction, counting basis, and court rules that match your context.
Built for United Kingdom Deadlines
Determine completion dates or measure the number of working days between any two points. Bank holiday substitution rules and jurisdiction-specific options for England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are included, with mode and assumption choices left visible to you.
Disclaimer: Use at your own risk and verify deadlines against the governing statute, contract, or court rules.
Ideal for UK Conveyancing & Litigation
Sequential mode links finance to exchange and notice to complete deadlines. Enable Court Rules Mode for England & Wales CPR counting, Northern Ireland court rules, or Scottish court-calendar-based calculations. Review the selected rule set and assumptions before relying on the result.
UK Working Day Calculator Features & Tools
Sequential Deadlines
Chain up to 6 deadlines in sequence--ideal for complex transactions like property conveyancing (finance approval -> exchange -> completion -> notice to complete).
Working & Calendar Day Modes
Switch between working-day and calendar-day counting, control direction, and include or exclude boundary dates to mirror the instructions you have received.
Apply the court-counting rules for England & Wales, Northern Ireland, or a selected Scottish court calendar.
Jurisdiction-Aware Calendars
Accurate bank holidays for England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Each region has unique holidays (St Andrew's Day, Battle of the Boyne) handled automatically.
Pick the SCTS court calendar that best matches your case. The calculator combines that calendar with Scottish bank holidays and shows the assumptions used.
Timeline & Shareable Results
Review every non-working day in the animated timeline, copy a shareable link, and export calculations to PDF or ICS for your file.
Audit Trails & Downloads
See every excluded day and download audit trails as PDFs for compliance and verification.
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Accurate Working Day Calculations for the UK
WorkingDayCalculator.co.uk handles UK jurisdictional bank holidays, court closures, and clear-day requirements across England & Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Build transparent timelines with exportable audit trails for court filings, conveyancing, and multi-stage project schedules.
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