Application in first instance to court below Subject to any provision of statute, whenever under the Rules an application may be made either to the Court of Appeal or to the court below, it shall be made in the first instance to the court below. No interlocutory order or ruling made by a court below from which there has been no appeal operates to bar […]
Application of this Order These rules apply to: a case stated by the High Court under the provisions of section 38 of the Courts of Justice Act 1936 , and a case stated by a Circuit Court Judge under the provisions of section 16 of the Courts of Justice Act 1947 . Transmission of case stated In the case of a case stated by the […]
Application of these rules This Order applies only to appeals to the Court of Appeal in civil proceedings. Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and of statute- the Court of Appeal has on any appeal in civil proceedings and may exercise or perform all the powers and duties of the court below, the Court of Appeal may give any judgment and make any order […]
Leave to Appeal Subject to any provision of statute, an application may be made to a lower court i.e. High Court or Court of Appeal. It shall be made in the first instance to the court below. No interlocutory order or ruling made by a court below from which there has been no appeal operates to bar or prejudice the Supreme Court from giving a […]
Determination of Application for Leave Where the Supreme Court requires delivery of written submissions by the parties, the Registrar shall notify them of the requirements and the times at which the submissions shall be lodged and served by each participating party. A certificate granting leave to appeal shall specify the grounds on which leave is given and may be accompanied by directions on delivery of […]
2014 Changes The Supreme Court formerly heard all appeals from the High Court, as the sole appeal court designated by the Constitution. A backlog of up to four years had developed in Supreme Court appeals, due to the significant increase in the number of appeals from the High Court. This followed the fourfold increase in the number of High Court judges (from 9 in 1977) […]
Conduct of appeals and applications All appeals and other matters before the Court of Appeal shall be prepared for hearing or determination and heard and determined in a manner which is just, expeditious and likely to minimise the costs of the proceedings. The Registrar may from time to time make such inquiries and seek such reports or information of the parties as he considers appropriate […]
Application in the first instance Subject to any provision of statute, whenever under the Rules an application may be made to the court below or to the Supreme Court, it shall be made in the first instance to the court below. No interlocutory order or ruling made by a court below from which there has been no appeal operates to bar or prejudice the Supreme […]