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Appeals on or after 2 December 2024

This Practice Note applies to Supreme Court appeals where an application for permission to appeal, or a notice of appeal, was lodged on or after 2 December 2024, the date the Supreme Court Rules (SCR) took effect (SCR 1).

Appeals before 2 December 2024

The SCR 2009 (referred to in this Practice Note as the ‘old SCR’) are revoked on 2 December 2024 (SCR 62(2)). However, the old SCR still govern:

  • appeals that were already proceeding before 2 December 2024
  • applications for permission to appeal under rule 11 of the old SCR (filing of application for permission to appeal) filed before 2 December 2024
  • notices of appeal under rule 19 of the old SCR (filing of notice where permission not required) filed before 2 December 2024 (SCR 62(1))

Note, though, that the court or the Registrar may order that the old SCR no longer apply (SCR 62(1)). For guidance on appeals started before 2 December 2024, see Practice Note: Supreme Court—costs, fees and funding—appeals pre-2 December 2024.

Costs generally

The assessment of costs is determined by the SCR and the relevant Practice Directions...

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