IPPT20250623, UPC CoA, Sumi v Syngenta
Court fees are considered paid on time (R. 371 RoP) if an order to transfer the due amount to the Court’s bank account has been given to a bank at the time of lodging the relevant pleading or application, provided the payment is subsequently received in the Court’s bank account.
This interpretation allows the applicant to use the full time limit granted by the RoP and UPCA.
A lodging party is therefore considered not to have paid the court fee if the payment is not received in the Court’s bank account. In such a case, the lodging party must be deemed not to have made the necessary arrangements for the fee payment.
