22 Appeals Flashcards
Lower court CC DJ APPEAL COURT?
Appeal court CC Circuit Judge
Lower court HC Master APPEAL COURT?
Appeal court HC Judge
Lower court CC Judge APPEAL COURT?
Appeal court HC Judge
Lower court HC Judge APPEAL COURT?
Appeal court CA
Lower court CA APPEAL COURT
Appeal court Supreme Court
Insolvency appeal routes
Court Deciding: County Court
Who is the Deciding jUdge?
DJ or CJ
At the high court
Court Deciding = highH COURT
Registrar or HCJ
Court Deciding judge Decision under appeal Destination === IPEC
IPEC District Judge Any Enterprise Judge IPEC Enterprise Judge Any Court of Appeal
Court Deciding judge Destination Insolvency Appeal Routes COUNTY COURT
County Court DJ or CJ HCJ
What is the exception to basic appeal routes
1) Second appeals
Second appeals = appeal route ALWAYS CA.
Permission to bring second appeal: more onerous test.
What is a second appeal?
Example: Interim application is made to the CC DJ First appeal is to the CC CJ (the usual route of appeal) Any further appeal from CC CJ goes to CA (being a second appeal)
Is permission required for appeal?
PERMISSION TO APPEAL
NORM permission required – 4 exceptions (3 where A in custody) + 1 on costs assessments.
What is the test for FIRST appeals?
TEST for first appeals= Permission to appeal given where:
- Appeal has real prospect of success; or
- Some other compelling reason
Real prospect of success = MUST be realistic NOT fanciful.
Procedure for permission to appeal
Different procedure depending if appeal to:
- CC or HC;
- CA
Procedure on appeals to CC or HC
Permission:
- May initially be made ORALLY to lower court at hearing.
- Made in appeal notice to appeal court
- Where lower court refuses permission – further app made to appeal court (appeal notice), and determined on paper without an oral hearing.
- If appeal court refuses on paper, A may request decision within 7 days of being served with notice of refusal to be reconsidered @ oral hearing.
Court notifies R of oral hearing, R NOT expected to attend unless directed.
What happens if appeal court refuses appeal on paper?
A may request decision within 7 days of being served with notice of refusal to be reconsidered @ oral hearing.
Procedure on appeals to CA
Permission:
- Made ORALLY to lower court at hearing
- Made in appeal notice to appeal court
- CA norm determines app on the papers.
- If CA judge thinks it cannot fairly be determined on papers, MAY make direction app be determined @ oral hearing:
- Direction MAY identify issues A should focus its submissions
- Direction MAY require R to file + serve written submissions;
- MAY require R to attend oral hearing
What happens if there is an oral hearing for permission to appeal
IN THE CA.
Oral hearing for permission to appeal in CA MUST be listed no later than 14 days from date of direction + heard by judge making direction
Test for granting permission to appeal on second appeals
Permission to make second appeal ONLY be sought from the CA.
Permission for second appeal will only be granted if –
- Appeal raised prospect of success; AND
- Raises an important point of principle or practice; OR
- Some other compelling reason
- This applies both where the appellant:
- Lost both at the initial hearing and on the appeal to the CC CJ
- Won at the initial hearing, but lost the appeal to the CC CJ
Permission for second appeal TEST
Permission for second appeal will only be granted if –
- Appeal raised prospect of success; AND
- Raises an important point of principle or practice; OR
- Some other compelling reason
TIME LIMIT for appeal
21 days from date of decision of lower court.
Variation of time limit for appeal
= Apps to extend 21 day period made in appellant’s notice.
Extensions CANNOT be agreed between parties
Apps for extensions of time are considered applying principles on relief from sanctions (Denton v White).
Appellant’s Skeleton argument required for appeal?
Reasons why decision under appeal is wrong or unjust must NOT be included in grounds of appeal + MUST be confined to SA.