Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877

Divison of Supreme Court into a Court of original and Court of appellate jurisdiction.

5. The said Supreme Court shall consist of two permanent Divisions, one of which, under the name of “Her Majesty's High Court of Justice in Ireland,” shall have and exercise original jurisdiction, with such appellate jurisdiction from inferior Courts as is herein-after mentioned, and the other of which, under the name of “Her Majesty's Court of Appeal in Ireland,” shall have and exercise appellate jurisdiction, with such original jurisdiction as herein-after mentioned as may be incident to the determination of any appeal.