Appeals from the civil courts

Question 1

What is the route of appeal from small claims court?

Answer 1

Heard by the next judge up in the hierarchy - district ➡️ circuit

Question 2

What is the route of appeal for fast track cases?

Answer 2

If a first instance is a district judge it goes to circuit judge.
Circuit judge to High court judge
Second appeals can go to the court of appeal if theres an important point of principle.

Question 3

What happens from a high court appeal?

Answer 3

Usually heard in COA
Possible leapfrog to Supreme Court if national emergency or COA bound by old decision - rare and needs leave to appeal ( permission )

Question 4

Where does an appeal go if it needs to go further? ( civil )

Answer 4

From a COA decision , there is an appeal to the SC on a point of law - needs leave to appeal