The Energy Supply Company Administration Rules 2013

CHAPTER 7 Appeals in energy supply company administration proceedings

Appeals and reviews of esc administration orders

124.—(1) Every court having jurisdiction under the 1986 Act or these Rules may review, rescind or vary any order made by it in the exercise of that jurisdiction.

(2) Appeals in civil matters in proceedings under these Rules lie as follows—

(a) to a single judge of the High Court where the decision appealed against is made by the county court or the registrar;

(b) to the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal from a decision of a single judge of the High Court.

(3) A county court is not, in the exercise of its jurisdiction for the purposes of these Rules, subject to be restrained by the order of any other court, and no appeal lies from its decision in the exercise of that jurisdiction except as provided by this Rule.

Procedure on appeal

125.—(1) An appeal against a decision at first instance may only be brought with either the permission of the court which made the decision or the permission of the court which has jurisdiction to hear the appeal.

(2) An appellant must file an appellant’s notice (within the meaning of CPR Part 52) within 21 days after the date of the decision of the court that the appellant wishes to appeal.

(3) The procedure set out in CPR Part 52 applies to any appeal to which this Chapter applies.