If you are found guilty of a crime, you can appeal to a higher court against the decision of the first appeal court, but only if the higher court says you can. The prosecutor can also appeal to the higher court against their own first appeal decision, with the higher court's permission. You or the prosecutor need to get permission from the High Court or the Court of Appeal to make a second appeal.

The High Court or the Court of Appeal will only let you make a second appeal if they think it is about something important that affects lots of people, or if they think something has gone wrong with the case and it needs to be looked at again. This means the court must be satisfied that the appeal is very important or that someone might be treated unfairly if the appeal is not heard. The court has to consider these things before they decide whether to let you make a second appeal.