{"id":186005,"date":"2024-01-25T00:12:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T00:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=186005"},"modified":"2024-05-16T07:01:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T06:01:41","slug":"court-of-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/disputes-litigation\/court-of-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Role of the Court of Appeal?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a business owner in the UK, you may unfortunately fall into a commercial dispute while running your operations. If so, it is always best to try to resolve this by <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/disputes-litigation\/negotiate-dispute\/\">negotiating<\/a> with the other company. However, this does not always work, and a case may go as far as commercial litigation. If so, you may wonder what will happen if the case is not in your business\u2019 favour. Where you are the losing party in litigation, it may be possible to appeal the decision to the Court of Appeal, which deals with both criminal and civil appeals. This article will explain the role of the Court of Appeal in a commercial case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Court of Appeal?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/disputes-litigation\/going-to-court\/\">Court of Appeal<\/a> is one of the more senior courts in England and Wales. There is only one court higher than it, which is the Supreme Court. Established in 1875 in London, the Court of Appeal operates within the Royal Courts of Justice. It comprises both a Civil Division and a Criminal Division. Commercial cases involving a business dispute taken to court fall under the civil division. There are various judges within the Court of Appeal, which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>lord justices of appeal;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lady justices of appeal;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the lord chief justice who heads the Criminal Division;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the master of the rolls who heads the Civil Division;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>part-time ex officio appeal court members; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>each head of the three parts of the High Court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Role of the Court of Appeal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The role of the Court of Appeal is to hear appeals from lower courts. This includes the High Court and Criminal Court, as well as other courts and tribunals beneath them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n    <p>For commercial cases, the cases which come to the Court of Appeal will originate from the following:<\/p>\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>the High Court;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/disputes-litigation\/small-claims-court\/\">County Courts<\/a>; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>tribunal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Where commercial disputes go through litigation, the party who loses the case may appeal. This means they ask the Court of Appeal to reconsider the decision made on the case. If the losing party appeals the decision of the court, the method for appeal is a \u2018rehearing\u2019. Rather than asking witnesses to return to court or look at evidence, the court will perform a reviewer role. In this sense, they will look at the trial record, which includes any notes made by the judge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n    <p>As with any court claim, when a commercial dispute enters court, there are rules about the procedure. This includes situations where you are appealing a decision. Such rules can be located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov.uk\/courts\/procedure-rules\/civil\">Civil Procedure Rules<\/a> along with their accompanying practice directions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If the Court of Appeal refuses the appeal or upholds the decision made by a lower court, the decision does not change. However, if it disagrees with the original finding made on the commercial dispute, it may vary the initial order or set it aside in the commercial case.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Role of a Judge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The judges in the Court of Appeal are senior judges in England and Wales. This means that they will have extensive experience in the role.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The role of a judge in the Court of Appeal is to determine whether to uphold or change a previously made legal decision. Typically, a commercial case at the Court of Appeal is decided by three members, although occasionally, only two justices may be involved. The decisions made by judges in the Court of Appeal are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.uk\/courts-and-tribunals\/court-of-appeal-home\/court-of-appeal-judgements\/\">available online<\/a> if you want to look at or refer to these.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"my-7 lg:my-10 border-y-2 border-gray-100 py-7 lg:py-10 flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-start gap-10\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-52 mx-auto my-0! rounded\" src=\"https:\/\/img.legalvision.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/27074704\/guide-to-resolve-uk-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"Front page of publication\"\n                 loading=\"lazy\" width=\"208\" height=\"298\">\n                <section>\n            <div class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Guide to Resolving UK Business Disputes<\/div>\n            <div class=\"body-text\">\n                <p>This guide outlines how to resolve commercial disputes.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n<a 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