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Senior Courts Act 2016

Court of Appeal - Jurisdiction

57: Court of Appeal may remit proceeding to High Court

You could also call this:

"The Court of Appeal can send a case back to the High Court for another look."

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The Court of Appeal can send a case to the High Court. You can think of this as giving the High Court another look at the case. The Court of Appeal can also order a new trial in the High Court for a case that is being appealed.

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Part 3Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction

57Court of Appeal may remit proceeding to High Court

  1. The Court of Appeal may—

  2. remit a proceeding to the High Court; or
    1. order a new trial in the High Court of a civil or criminal proceeding that is the subject of an appeal to the Court of Appeal.

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