
State Courts vs High Court: Which Deadlines Apply to Your Case?
Jurisdiction determines the court, but ROC 2021 time-counting rules stay the same. The real risk is choosing the wrong procedural timeline or trigger date.
Matt W. is the founder of the Working Day Calculator network and researches and maintains statutory holiday and business deadline tools across Canada, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, Singapore, and Australia. Articles are verified against official government sources before publication.
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Jurisdiction determines the court, but ROC 2021 time-counting rules stay the same. The real risk is choosing the wrong procedural timeline or trigger date.

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