GUIDES AND LINKS TO APPEALING TO THE COURT OF APPEAL

This post provides useful links to guidance, forms, rules and practice directions dealing with appeals to the Court of Appeal

The Guide to Chancery Applications was a popular post.   There is clearly a market for clearly written guidance to key areas of civil procedure.

There are simple guides to Court of Appeal procedure.  Although they are written some time ago they can always assist in what can be a stressful process.   Not too many people are familiar with the requirements of the Court of Appeal and they can be quite exacting.

A Guide on “How to appeal to the Court of Appeal” was written in 2000.  It is dated but still useful.

http://ligali.org/pdf/202_how_to_appeal_to_the_court_of_appeal.pdf

The website with all the relevant forms and Guidance is

http://hmctsformfinder.justice.gov.uk/HMCTS/GetForms.do?court_forms_category=court_of_appeal_civil_division

A useful question and answer type guidance is

http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/rcj-rolls-building/court-of-appeal/civil-division/questions-and-answers

The really stressful thing for solicitors is preparing the appeal bundle. Useful guidance is at

http://hmctsformfinder.justice.gov.uk/courtfinder/forms/form-204-eng.pdf

If you want to look at the rules they are here

http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part52

The Practice Direction is here

http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part52/practice-direction-52c-appeals-to-the-court-of-appeal