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Senior Courts Act 2016

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51: Cases of sufficient significance for full court

You could also call this:

"When is a case important enough for a full court to hear it?"

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You need to follow a procedure to decide if a case is important enough for a full court. This procedure is decided by the Judges of the Court of Appeal, as stated in section 45(2). The President of the Court of Appeal must put this procedure on the court's website.

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51Cases of sufficient significance for full court

  1. The question whether a case is of sufficient significance to warrant the consideration of a full court must be determined in accordance with the procedure adopted by the Judges of the Court of Appeal holding office under section 45(2).

  2. The President of the Court of Appeal must publish the procedure on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the court.

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