E-Filing pilot goes live
On 7 August 2023 the Administrative Court introduced a new Case Management System (CMS), the internal element of CE-File, which allows staff direct access to court files.
On 1 October 2024 the Administrative Court Office went live with the E-Filing pilot, the external element of CE-File that allows court users to file claims and relevant material electronically and link to their case on the case management system. This service will be available to court users 24 hours a day on a computer, tablet, or hand-held device from any location to issue and file evidence, pay court fees and review and track their cases. Please note that as CE-File has size restrictions, the Document Upload Centre will still be available for filing large capacity documents (those which exceed 50 MB), and parties can continue to request DUC links in the usual way.
A date for mandatory E-Filing for professional court users has not yet been determined, however. This is being considered and will be communicated to you in due course.
Litigants in Person (unrepresented parties) may also use E-Filing but the court will continue to accept documents via other means from such parties.
Administrative Court Office London only
It is important to note that urgent applications using Form N463 (Immediates) and Extradition appeals and urgent extradition applications should not be filed via E-File but must continue to be filed via the specific email inbox:
- Immediate applications via: immediates@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
- Extradition appeals/applications via: crimex@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Regional Administrative Court Offices
Any urgent applications using Form N463 in the regions should also be notified to the appropriate regional office in accordance with PD54B and PD54C and not be filed via E-File.