3. Conditions of appeal
Feedback & supportAn appeal shall lie from the appellate court to the Judicial Committee with the leave of the appellate court granted in accordance with section 4 —
appellate court
“appellate court” means such court as, in accordance with the laws for the time being in force, has jurisdiction to hear appeals from the High Court or a judge thereof;
from any final judgment, decree or order in any civil matter where —
the matter in dispute in the appeal amounts to or is of the value of $5,000 or upwards;
the appeal involves, directly or indirectly, some claim or question to or respecting property or some civil right of like amount or value; or
the case is from its nature a fit one for appeal;
from any interlocutory judgment or order which the appellate court considers a fit one for appeal; and
from any decision in the exercise of any original or advisory jurisdiction conferred on the appellate court.
An appeal shall also lie from the appellate court to the Judicial Committee in the following cases:
Judicial Committee
“Judicial Committee” means the Judicial Committee of Her Britannic Majesty’s Privy Council.
in any case mentioned in subsection (1) where the leave of the appellate court has not been duly obtained;
in any case arising in a civil matter other than the cases referred to in subsection (1); and
in any criminal matter, where application for special leave to appeal has been made to the Judicial Committee, and the Judicial Committee has granted special leave to appeal.