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Senior Courts Act 2016

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69: Appeals against decisions of High Court in civil proceedings

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"Appealing a High Court decision in a civil case"

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You can appeal to the Supreme Court if you disagree with a decision made in a civil case in the High Court. The Supreme Court can hear your appeal unless another law says you cannot appeal the decision. The Supreme Court also cannot hear your appeal if the decision was about not giving you permission to appeal to a higher court, or if the decision was made during the case, not at the end of it.

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69Appeals against decisions of High Court in civil proceedings

  1. The Supreme Court may hear and determine an appeal by a party to a civil proceeding in the High Court against a decision made in the proceeding, unless—

  2. an enactment other than this Act makes provision to the effect that there is no right of appeal against the decision; or
    1. the decision is a refusal to give leave or special leave to appeal to the High Court or the Court of Appeal; or
      1. the decision is made on an interlocutory application.

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        • 2003 No 53 s 8