Civil law: appeals

Question 1

Access to justice act 1999

Answer 1

• rule 25: permission to appeal to be obtained for almost all appeals
  can be obtained from court of instance or appellate
• realistic/other reason for appeal
• permission to appeal is not required: liberty of subject at stake
  -the act: one level of appeal to the courts
• appeal only allowed where decision of lower court is wrong or injust

Question 2

first instance and appellate

Answer 2

first instance: court claim first heard in

appellate: court party is appealing to: permission will be given where appeal is realistic/has purpose of success
- where permission is not required: rejection of tiabeas carpus? law that states person cannot be imprisoned unless they have been bought before court of law (which will decide if they prison or not)