Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Appellate Division of High Court
47. Permission required to appeal
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An appeal against a decision of the Appellate Division made in the exercise of its appellate civil jurisdiction may only be brought with the permission of the Court of Appeal.
Appellate Division
“Appellate Division” means the Appellate Division of the High Court;
The Court of Appeal may grant permission under subsection (1) only if the appeal will raise a point of law of public importance.
court
“court” means the General Division, the Appellate Division, or the Court of Appeal;
In deciding whether to grant permission under subsection (1) or in determining, for the purposes of subsection (2), whether an appeal will raise a point of law of public importance, the Court of Appeal is to have regard to matters prescribed by the Rules of Court.
Rules of Court
“Rules of Court” means Rules of Court made under this Act and includes forms;
To avoid doubt —
the Court of Appeal is not required to grant permission under subsection (1) even if the appeal will raise a point of law of public importance; and
permission may be granted under subsection (1) even if the decision of the Appellate Division sought to be appealed against —
was made in an appeal transferred by the Court of Appeal to the Appellate Division under section 29E(1); or
was made in an appeal to the Appellate Division that the Court of Appeal declined to transfer to itself under section 29D(1).