Grounds for appealing and preliminary considerations


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Practice notes

Grounds for appealing and preliminary considerations


Published by a UUĀćĮÄÖ±²„ Dispute Resolution expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note contains guidance to the provisions contained within CPR 52, CPR PD 52A, CPR PD 52B and CPR PD 52C. It provides general guidance on Appeals and covers some of the initial considerations for appellants. It identifies some of the most common grounds of appeal in appeals to the County Court, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. For more information on the scope of this content, see: Civil appeals: general and preliminary considerationsā€”overview.

In addition to all and any relevant CPR provisions, practitioners should also comply with any provisions in any court guide applicable to the division in which the case is proceeding, see Practice Note: Civil appealsā€”court specific guidance.

What can be appealed?

The appellate courtā€™s function is to deal with 'judgments', 'orders' or 'determinations', or, to use non-technical terms, to deal with the 'result' or 'outcome' of the hearing in the lower court. The appellate court is generally not concerned with the 'findings' or 'reasons' given by the judge in their judgment, although there are ways to seek to challenge these

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What does Appeal mean?

The process by which an employee appeals the decision of an employer (for example following a termination or disciplinary hearing) or Court or Tribunal.

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