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118: Powers of District Court Judge on appeal
or “A judge can change, cancel, or keep the Tribunal's decision when someone asks for it to be looked at again.”
You could also call this:

“You can ask a bigger court to check if the first court made a mistake about the law in your case.”

If you are not happy with the decision of the District Court Judge in an appeal under section 117, you can appeal to the High Court. You can only do this if you think the judge made a mistake about the law. This is called appealing on a question of law.

When you appeal to the High Court, you need to follow the rules set out in the High Court Rules 2016. These rules tell you how to make your appeal and what steps you need to take.

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119Appeal on questions of law to High Court

  1. Any party to an appeal under section 117 who is dissatisfied with the decision of the District Court Judge as being erroneous in point of law may appeal to the High Court on that question of law.

  2. Every appeal under this section shall be dealt with in accordance with the High Court Rules 2016.

Notes
  • Section 119(2): amended, on , by section 183(c) of the Senior Courts Act 2016 (2016 No 48).