Subject to F10paragraphs (2A) and (3), if a party provides a fax number, email address or other details for the electronic transmission of documents to them F11(including transmission through the Upper Tribunal’s secure portal), that party must accept delivery of documents by that method.

A party is required to accept delivery of documents through the Upper Tribunal’s secure portal only if the document is sent through that portal to that party by the Upper Tribunal.

If a party informs the Upper Tribunal and all other parties that a particular form of communication, other than pre-paid post or delivery by hand, should not be used to provide documents to that party, that form of communication must not be so used.

If the Upper Tribunal or a party sends a document to a party or the Upper Tribunal by email or any other electronic means of communication F12(including transmission through the Upper Tribunal’s secure portal), the recipient may request that the sender provide a hard copy of the document to the recipient. The recipient must make such a request as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the document electronically.

The Upper Tribunal and each party may assume that the address provided by a party or its representative is and remains the address to which documents should be sent or delivered until receiving written notification to the contrary.

Subject to paragraph (7), if a document submitted to the Upper Tribunal is not written in English, it must be accompanied by an English translation.

In proceedings that are in Wales or have a connection with Wales, a document or translation may be submitted to the F3Upper Tribunal in Welsh.

In judicial review proceedings, unless the contrary is proved, a document sent by first class post will be deemed to be provided or received on the second working day after it was posted.