CervicalCheck Tribunal Act 2019

Chapter 4

Appeals, confirmations, etc.

Appeals

27. (1) An appeal shall lie from a determination of the Tribunal to the High Court.

(2) An appeal under this section shall be made—

(a) not later than 21 days or such greater period as the Tribunal may, for good and sufficient reason determine, from the date of the making of the determination the subject of the appeal, and

(b) in the prescribed form and manner.

(3) An appeal shall lie from a decision of the High Court in respect of an appeal under this section to the Court of Appeal on a point of law only.

(4) Subject to subsection (6), the High Court or the Court of Appeal, as the case may be, when making available to the public its determination in respect of an appeal brought under this section, shall exclude any information that identifies or that could reasonably lead to the identification of any of the parties, the subject matter of the appeal concerned.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), an appeal under this section shall be heard otherwise than in public.

(6) Where a claimant requests the High Court or the Court of Appeal to hear an appeal, or a part of an appeal, in public and the High Court or the Court of Appeal, as the case may be, agrees that it would be appropriate to do so, the High Court or the Court of Appeal shall hear the appeal or part of the appeal concerned, as the case may be, in public.