The Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015

Court files

27.2.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where the diocesan registrar receives—

(a) copy of a notice of appeal against a decision of the consistory court in accordance with rule 24.1 or 25.2; or

(b) a determination of the Dean granting permission to appeal from the consistory court in accordance with rule 24.2.

(2) Within 14 days of receiving the copy of the notice of appeal or the determination of the Dean, the diocesan registrar must send the file relating to the proceedings in the consistory court to the registrar of the appeal court.

(3) Paragraph (4) applies where the registrar of the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved, in accordance with rule 26.3, receives a copy of a petition seeking a review of a finding of the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved by a Commission of Review.

(4) Within 14 days of receiving the copy of the petition, the registrar of the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved must send the file relating to the proceedings in the consistory court and the file relating to the proceedings in the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved to the registrar of the Commission of Review.

(5) Any party may, on reasonable notice to the registrar of the appeal court, inspect the file relating to proceedings in a lower court and have copies of documents contained in the file made at the expense of that party.

(6) For the purposes of this rule—

(a) the file relating to the proceedings in the consistory court includes all material in the diocesan registry generated by the petition, whether or not kept in separate files;

(b) the file relating to the proceedings in the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved includes all material in the possession of the registrar of that Court generated by the appeal to that Court, whether or not kept in separate files.