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Civil Appeals: Principle and Procedure, 2nd Edition

Civil Appeals: Principle and Procedure, 2nd Edition

Author: James Leabeater; Lynne McCafferty; James Purchas; Sean O'Sullivan
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414034242
Published In: December 2014
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Civil Appeals offers detailed procedural guidance through the complex process of bringing appeals in the civil courts. It deals with appeals from county court judges, district judges, Queen's Bench and Chancery Masters and bankruptcy registrars as well as High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court appeals.
- Explains procedures in a straightforward, practical manner
- Advises on the appropriateness of bringing an appeal, and techniques for arguing it
- Goes beyond the rules themselves to examine the principles applied by appellate courts when considering appeals
- Covers appeals against decisions of arbitrators
- Contains useful procedural checklists to help ensure nothing is overlooked
- Cross-referenced to Sweet & Maxwell's White Book to aid further research
1. The right to appeal
2. Powers of appellate courts
3. Reviews and rehearings
4. Appeals against findings of fact
5. Appeals on points of law
6. Appeals against mixed findings of fact and law
7. Appeals against exercises of discretion
8. Appeals against case management decisions
9. Appeals against costs orders
10. Inadequacy of reasons
11. Admitting new evidence
12. What points may be taken on appeal
13. Effect of consent, concessions and reservations
14. Reopening appeals
15. Interested parties and appeals
16. The beginning of the appeal: the order and the judgement
17. Grounds of appeal
18. Permission to appeal
19. Procedure: beginning an appeal
20. Procedure: preparing for an appeal
21. Procedure: arguing an appeal
22. Practice outside the Royal Courts of Justice
23. Practice in the Court of Appeal
24. Practice in the Supreme Court
25. Practice in the Privy Council
26. Arbitration appeals
"Succeeds in providing a complete procedural guide to appeals in a single volume" - Law Brief Update