Part II

JURISDICTION

The Court of Appeal

Restrictions on appeals to Court of Appeal.
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No appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal—
a
except as provided by the Administration of Justice Act 1960, from any judgment of the High Court in any criminal cause or matter;
b
from any order of the High Court or any other court or tribunal allowing an extension of time for appealing from a judgment or order;
c
from any order, judgment or decision of the High Court or any other court or tribunal which, by virtue of any provision (however expressed) of this or any other Act, is final;
d
from a decree absolute of divorce or nullity of marriage, by a party who, having had time and opportunity to appeal from the decree nisi on which that decree was founded, has not appealed from the decree nisi;
da
from a divorce order or nullity of marriage order that has been made final, by a party who, having had time and opportunity to appeal from the conditional order on which that final order was founded, has not appealed from the conditional order;
e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
fa
from a dissolution order, nullity order or presumption of death order under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 that has been made final, by a party who, having had time and opportunity to appeal from the conditional order on which that final order was founded, has not appealed from the conditional order;
g
from a decision of the High Court under Part 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996 in a case where that Part makes provision about appeals from the decision, except in accordance with that provision;
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1B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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S. 18(1)(a) excluded (18.12.2003) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 274(4), 336
S. 18(1)(a) excluded (18.12.2003) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 276, 336, Sch. 22 para. 14(2)
S. 18(1)(fa) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 261(1), 263, Sch. 27 para. 68; S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(2) (subject to art. 2(3)-(5))
1960 c. 65.
S. 18(1)(e)(f)(h) repealed (1.10.1993) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), ss. 7(2), 125(7), Sch. 20; S.I. 1993/2132, art. 3, Sch.
S. 18(1A)(1B) repealed (27.9.1999) by 1999 c. 22, ss. 106, 108(3)(f), Sch. 15 Pt. III (with Sch. 14 para. 7(2))
S. 18(2) repealed (1.10.1993) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), s. 125(7), Sch. 20; S.I. 1993/2132, art. 3, Sch.
S. 18(1)(da) inserted (6.4.2022) by Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (c. 11), s. 8(1)(8), Sch. para. 46; S.I. 2022/283, reg. 2
S. 18(1)(g) substituted (1.8.2025) by Arbitration Act 2025 (c. 4), ss. 13(1), 17(2); S.I. 2025/905, reg. 2