Civil Division of the Court of Appeal

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The Civil Division of the Court of Appeal is a senior appellate court in England and Wales that primarily hears appeals in civil cases from lower courts and tribunals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil court
court
above High Court of Justice
appealsOn case management decisions
points of law
some findings of fact
appliesDoctrine stare decisis
below Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
bindingPrecedentFor County Court
High Court of Justice
most tribunals in England and Wales
canAppealTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
canGrant permission to appeal
canInclude Heads of Division
High Court judges
Lord Chief Justice
senior circuit judges
canRefuse permission to appeal
canSitAs full court in important cases
country United Kingdom
doesNotHear criminal appeals
establishedUnder Judicature Acts
handles appeals from specialist tribunals
judicial review appeals in some circumstances
hasJudgeType Lady Justice of Appeal
Lord Justice of Appeal
hasLanguage English
hasProcedureRules Civil Procedure Rules
headedBy Master of the Rolls
hears civil appeals
hearsFrom County Court
High Court of Justice
certain tribunals
jurisdiction England and Wales
legalSystem common law
levelInJudicialHierarchy senior appellate court
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England
maySitAs single judge for certain applications
parallelTo Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal
partOf Court of Appeal of England and Wales
presidingJudgeTitle Master of the Rolls
primaryFunction to hear appeals in civil matters
requiresForFurtherAppeal permission to appeal to the Supreme Court
subjectArea civil law
typicalPanelSize three judges
usuallySitsAt Royal Courts of Justice

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Senior Courts of England and Wales includesDivision Civil Division of the Court of Appeal
Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales alsoKnownAs Civil Division of the Court of Appeal
subject linked to: Civil Division
Court of Appeal in Chancery replacedBy Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
linked to: Civil Division of the Court of Appeal
Lord Justice of Appeal positionIn Civil Division of the Court of Appeal
Civil Procedure Rules appliesInCourt Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
linked to: Civil Division of the Court of Appeal
Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales alsoKnownAs Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
subject linked to: Civil Division of the CA
linked to: Civil Division of the Court of Appeal
Master of the Rolls presidesOver Civil Division of the Court of Appeal
Heads of Division of the High Court oversees Civil Division of the Court of Appeal
Sir Ernest Ryder partOf Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
linked to: Civil Division of the Court of Appeal