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Key definition

Appellant definition

What does Appellant mean? In litigation and tribunal practice, the appellant is the party who brings an appeal against a judgment, order, conviction, sentence or administrative decision, seeking that it be set aside, varied or remitted. The expression is used consistently across England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, and is reflected in procedural rules (for example CPR Part 52, the Criminal Procedure Rules, the Tribunal Procedure Rules; the Rules of the Court of Session and Sheriff Appeal Court rules; the Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI); and the Irish Rules of the Superior Courts). The opposing party is the respondent. An appellant...

Responding to appeals under CPR 52: respondent's statements, respondent's notices, PTA, cross-appeals, skeleton arguments and time limits (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

Practice Note

This Practice Note explains the steps a Respondent should take when served with an Appellant’s Notice of appeal in the County Court, the High Court or the Court of Appeal under CPR Part 52. It addresses preparing and filing a written statement answering an application for permission to appeal (PTA) under paragraph 19 of Practice Direction 52C, identifies when a respondent’s notice is required, what it ought to include, whether amendments are permitted, and the deadlines for filing and service. It also reviews the circumstances in which an appeal notice may properly be struck out under Rule 52.9, alongside treatment of skeleton arguments and PTA issues. The Practice Note directs readers to the provisions contained in CPR 52 and CPR PD 52A, and indicates that those general provisions are stated to apply to:

appeals to the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal
appeals to the High Court
appeals to the County Court
applications made in the High Court or the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in contempt proceedings
applications made in the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in proceedings other than contempt proceedings (CPR 52.1(1)) For...

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