Key Terms Flashcards
Access to justice act of 1999
Amended the law on appeals to restrict the number and types of appeal allowed to proceed
Appellate jurisdiction
The authority of a higher court to review the decision of a lower court
By the way of case stated
A higher court can review the decision of a lower court as its request in order to clarify to confirm a point of law
Equity
A branch of law applying fairness which developed from the end of the 13th century in response to the occasional unfairness of the inflexible common law
Judicial review
Procedure where a high court may review the decision of a public body
Jurisdiction
The extent of a courts power within a given legal boundary (geographical etc)
Leave to appeal
When a party wishes to appeal and the authority for the appeal must be obtained, either from the original court or the appeal court
