Court of Appeal in the UK

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Court
gptkbp:appeal gptkb:Crown_Court
High Court
Civil Procedure Rules
Criminal Procedure Rules
Criminal appeals
Civil appeals
Conducted by panels of judges
Can_be_appealed_to_the_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:court Intermediate appellate court
Two divisions
Follow specific procedural rules
Published in law reports
Includes hearing rooms and offices
Tracks number of appeals and outcomes
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Influences_legal_education_and_practice_in_the_UK
gptkbp:decidedBy Binding on lower courts
gptkbp:divisions Civil_Division
Criminal_Division
gptkbp:established 1876
gptkbp:function Hearing appeals from lower courts
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historical_significance Key_role_in_the_UK_legal_system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Court of Appeal in the UK
gptkbp:independence Protected by law
gptkbp:influence Influences legal systems in other countries
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:issuedBy Judges appointed by the monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
gptkbp:judges Lord Justices of Appeal
Available for decisions of public bodies
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:legal_representation Parties may be represented by solicitors or barristers
gptkbp:legalStatus Common law
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:R_v._Smith_(2006)
R v. R (1991)
Judges manage the progress of cases
R v. A (2001)
R v. G (2008)
R_v._Brown_(1993)
gptkbp:offers Fees may apply for filing appeals
gptkbp:oversees Judicial review
gptkbp:precedent Establishes case law
gptkbp:president Lord Chief Justice
gptkbp:provides_access_to Open to the public
Aims to maintain public confidence in the judiciary
gptkbp:reform Subject to reforms and changes over time
gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance gptkb:Court_of_Appeal_Act_1964
Senior Courts Act 1981
Criminal Appeal Act 1968
Civil Procedure Act 1997
gptkbp:session Regularly scheduled