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UK Working Day Use Cases
Scenario-driven walkthroughs that show how to apply UK working-day rules in real matters. For the underlying rule logic, see the technical reference. For in-depth guides and edge cases, browse Articles.
Conveyancing Solicitor:
Calculate Exchange to Completion Timeline
Scenario
You are acting for a buyer in a residential property purchase in England. Contracts are exchanged on 20 March 2025. The contract includes a Special Condition providing a finance condition period of 14 working days from exchange for the buyer to secure their mortgage. After the finance deadline, the seller's solicitor serves a notice to complete, giving 10 working days to complete under the Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition). You need to calculate when the finance condition expires and when completion must take place, accounting for bank holidays and ensuring all parties understand the key milestone dates.
Example Workflow
Result Example
Exchange Date: 20 March 2025
Finance Condition Deadline (included): 9 April 2025 (14 working days after exchange, with the deadline day counted)
Notice to Complete Served: 9 April 2025
Completion Deadline (included): 25 April 2025 (10 working days after notice, rolling through Good Friday 18 April and Easter Monday 21 April)
The sequential calculator shows the complete timeline with each period chained together, making it easy to explain the critical path to your client and coordinate with the lender and estate agent.
Why This Matters
- •Visualise the entire conveyancing timeline from exchange to completion
- •Calculate contractual finance condition periods (e.g., 14 working days)
- •Calculate accurate notice-to-complete deadlines under Standard Conditions of Sale (10 working days)
- •Avoid completion delays by accounting for bank holidays and weekends
- •Provide clients with clear milestone dates throughout the transaction
Litigation Solicitor:
CPR Notice – 3 Clear Days for an Interim Application
Scenario
You are acting for the claimant in the High Court of England & Wales. The court has listed an interim application hearing for Tuesday, 14 January 2025. CPR Part 23.7(1)(b) requires at least three clear days’ notice. Court Rules Mode locks the workflow to the CPR definition of clear days so you can identify the latest compliant service date without manual adjustments.
Example Workflow
Result Example
The calculator counts backwards from Tuesday 14 January 2025 and excludes both the service date and the hearing date. Because the period is 5 days or fewer, CPR 2.8 applies working days only:
Day 3: Monday 13 January 2025 (working day)
Day 2: Friday 10 January 2025 (working day)
Day 1: Thursday 9 January 2025 (working day)
Latest compliant service date: Wednesday 8 January 2025.
Court Rules Mode confirms the rule applied and lists the excluded weekend days so you can show the audit trail in your application bundle.
Why This Matters
- •Let Court Rules Mode enforce the 3 clear days requirement automatically
- •Avoid miscounting weekends or bank holidays when working to CPR Part 23
- •Provide fee earners with the latest safe service date in one click
- •Export the calculation showing which days were excluded for the file
Scottish Litigation:
SCTS Filing Deadline Across the Easter Court Closures
Scenario
A Court of Session timetable requires defences to be lodged within ten days of service. You served the writ on 10 April 2025. Scottish privilege holidays and bank holidays around Easter close the courts from Good Friday through Easter Monday. The calculator’s Court Rules Mode combines the SCTS calendar with bank holidays so you know exactly when the court reopens.
Example Workflow
Result Example
Starting from 10 April 2025, the ten-day filing window lands on Sunday 20 April. Because the Court of Session is closed for Good Friday (18 April) and Easter Monday (21 April), the calculator automatically rolls forward through the holiday weekend. The next open court day is Tuesday 22 April 2025, and the timeline records each excluded day so your team can evidence the extension if challenged.
Why This Matters
- •Automatically blend SCTS closures with Scottish bank holidays
- •See when filings roll forward to the next open court day
- •Give counsel confidence that privilege holidays and half days are covered
- •Provide a defensible audit trail if opposing agents query the timeline