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HMCTS E-Filing document upload

Official requirement

Add each required file. Conditional files are marked optional.

Requirement verified August 21, 2026 · Sources: GOV.UK — How to use the HMCTS e-filing service; Justice.gov.uk — Practice Direction 5C (CE-File)

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Filing document

PDF/JPG · ≤50000 KB

Further filing document

Only if it applies to youPDF/JPG · ≤50000 KB

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Sources disagree on this

  • Ceiling by layer

    The e-filing guide enforces 50 MB per document and up to ten documents per filing; Practice Direction 5C sets a 100 MB rule-level maximum for CE-File courts.

    How we handle it: The stricter 50 MB service limit is enforced; larger documents must be split into parts regardless.