The time provided in a rule, order, court order, notice, demand, subpoena, consent order, condition, direction, or practice direction, within which a specified act or step must be done or taken or any other specified condition must be performed. The time may be extended, if the laws or rules provide for such an extension, and at the discretion of the person making the decision. The court in certain circumstances has power to extend time for performance of the terms of a consent judgment: Leung Yee & Anor v Ng Yiu Ming & Anor [2001] 1 HKC 342, 1 HKLRD 309 (CA). Where a party is served with a document in an official language with which he is not familiar, time for compliance with any rule or order requiring any step in proceedings to be taken within a particular period will not start to run until translation to the other official language is received: District Court Civil Procedure (General) (Use of Language) Rules (Cap 5A) r 3 (9). See also Time extension by consent.
於規則、命令、法庭命令、通知、索求、傳召出庭令、在同意下作出的命令、條件、指示、實務指示所規定的時間，在規定時間內必須作出特定的行為或步驟、或必須履行特定的條件。如有關的法律或規則提供延期的規定，則可延展有關的規定時間，而作出決定的有關人士在這方面有酌情權。在若干情況下，法庭有權延期以便履行按同意而作出的判決的有關條款：Leung Yee & Anor v Ng Yiu Ming & Anor [2001] 1 HKC 342, 1 HKLRD 309（上訴法庭）。如某當事人收到以他／她不諳熟的法定語文書寫的送達文件，法院可命令在申請人收到以另一種法定語文書寫的譯本前，遵守規定在某特定期間內採取任何步驟的規則或命令的限期不得起計：《區域法院民事訴訟程序（一般）（採用語文）規則》(第5A章)第3(9)條規則。另見 Time extension by consent。

• Under age drinking
• Under an enactment
• Under bond
• Undercover operation
• Underinsurance
• Undermargined account
• Undertaking
• Undertaking as to title
• Undertaking in lieu of an injunction
• Under tenant
• Undervalued security
• Immediately
• Immediate tenant
• Immigrant
• Immigration
• Immigration detention
• Immoral contract
• Immovable property
• Immunity
• Immunity from legal process
• Immunity of barristers
• Immunity of carrier
• Impairment
• Impeachment
• Impeachment of witness