Court of Appeal Act 2014
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President of Court of Appeal may issue practice directions | ||
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10. The Act of 1961 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 7B (inserted by section 9 of the Court of Appeal Act 2014): | ||
“7C. (1) In the interests of the administration of justice and the determination of proceedings in a manner which is just, expeditious and likely to minimise the cost of those proceedings— | ||
(a) the President of the Court of Appeal sitting alone, or | ||
(b) any other judge of the Court of Appeal sitting alone as may be nominated for that purpose by the President of the Court of Appeal, | ||
may, subject to any practice direction issued under subsection (2), make any order or give any direction he or she thinks appropriate in relation to the conduct of proceedings before the Court of Appeal. | ||
(2) In the interests of the administration of justice and the determination of proceedings in a manner which is just, expeditious and likely to minimise the cost of those proceedings, the President of the Court of Appeal may issue directions (in this section referred to as ‘practice directions’) in relation to the conduct of appeals or applications made to the Court of Appeal. | ||
(3) A practice direction may relate to— | ||
(a) civil or criminal proceedings, or both, or | ||
(b) a class or classes of civil or criminal proceedings, or both, | ||
and may make provision for such incidental, supplementary and consequential matters, including in respect of a failure to comply with any matter provided for in a direction, as appear to the President of the Court of Appeal to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the direction. | ||
(4) A practice direction shall be published in such manner as the President of the Court of Appeal may direct. | ||
(5) This section is without prejudice to any powers of the Court of Appeal in respect of proceedings before it. | ||
(6) In this section— | ||
‘appeal’ includes a cross-appeal or request to vary an order under appeal; | ||
‘party’ includes a notice party or a party permitted by the Court of Appeal to intervene in proceedings.”. |