Family Justice Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Jurisdiction
23. Appellate civil jurisdiction of General Division of High Court exercisable through Family Division
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The part of the appellate civil jurisdiction of the General Division of the High Court which is exercised through the Family Division consists of —
the hearing of appeals from Family Courts when exercising jurisdiction of a quasi‑criminal or civil nature; and
the hearing of appeals and special cases from the Tribunal for the Maintenance of Parents.
Subject to subsection (2A), an appeal lies to the General Division of the High Court from any decision of a Family Court exercising jurisdiction of a quasi‑criminal or civil nature.
An appeal lies to the General Division of the High Court from a decision of a Family Court only with the permission of that Family Court or the General Division of the High Court in any case specified in the Second Schedule subject to any exception specified in that Schedule.
An appeal shall lie to the General Division of the High Court from a decision of a Family Court in proceedings under Part 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014*, only with permission of that Family Court or the General Division of the High Court.
An order of the General Division of the High Court giving or refusing permission under subsection (2A) or (2B) is final.
An appeal to the General Division of the High Court from a decision of a Family Court —
may be heard before one Judge or 3 Judges; and
if heard before 3 Judges, must be decided in accordance with the opinion of the majority of the Judges composing the General Division of the High Court.
No Judge is to sit in the General Division of the High Court on the hearing of, or determine any application in proceedings incidental or preliminary to —
an appeal from a judgment or an order made by him or her as the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts; or
any proceedings relating to any judgment, order or direction made by him or her as the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts.