Part 52 APPEALSC1C2C3C4C5C6C7F1
Contents of this Part
| SECTION I SCOPE AND INTERPRETATION | |
| 52.1 | Scope and interpretation |
| 52.2 | Parties to comply with Practice Directions 52A to 52E |
| SECTION II PERMISSION TO APPEAL – GENERAL | |
| 52.3 | Permission to appeal |
| F2Rule 52.3A | Permission to appeal in certain contempt proceedings |
| F3Rule 52.3B | Permission to appeal from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court |
| 52.4 | Determination of application for permission to appeal to the County Court and High Court |
| 52.5 | Determination of application for permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal |
| 52.6 | Permission to appeal test – first appeals |
| 52.7 | Permission to appeal test – second appeals |
| F4Rule 52.7A | Permission to appeal in contempt proceedings where the appeal lies to the Supreme Court |
| SECTION III PERMISSION TO APPEAL – JUDICIAL REVIEW APPEALS, PLANNING STATUTORY REVIEW APPEALS AND APPEALS FROM THE EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL | |
| 52.8 | Judicial review appeals from the High Court |
| 52.9 | Judicial review appeals from the Upper Tribunal |
| 52.10 | Planning statutory review appeals |
| 52.11 | Appeals from the Employment Appeal Tribunal |
| SECTION IV ADDITIONAL RULES | |
| 52.12 | Appellant’s notice |
| 52.13 | Respondent’s notice |
| 52.14 | Transcripts at public expense |
| 52.15 | Variation of time |
| F5Rule 52.15A | Variation of time in certain contempt proceedings |
| 52.16 | Stay |
| 52.17 | Amendment of appeal notice |
| 52.18 | Striking out appeal notices and setting aside or imposing conditions on permission to appeal |
| 52.19 | Orders to limit recoverable costs of an appeal |
| 52.20 | Appeal court’s powers |
| 52.21 | Hearing of appeals |
| 52.22 | Non-disclosure of Part 36 offers and payments |
| SECTION V SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COURT OF APPEAL | |
| 52.23 | Assignment of appeals to the Court of Appeal |
| 52.24 | Who may exercise the powers of the Court of Appeal |
| SECTION VI SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATUTORY APPEALS | |
| 52.25 | Statutory appeals – court’s power to hear any person |
| 52.26 | Appeals under the Law of Property Act 1922 |
| 52.27 | Appeals from certain tribunals |
| 52.28 | Appeals under certain planning legislation |
| 52.29 | Appeals under certain legislation relating to pensions |
| SECTION VII REOPENING FINAL APPEALS | |
| 52.30 | Reopening of final appeals |
- SECTION IScope and interpretation
- SECTION IIPermission to appeal – General
- SECTION IIIPermission to appeal – judicial review appeals, planning statutory review appeals and appeals from the Employment Appeal Tribunal
- SECTION IVAdditional rules
- SECTION VSpecial provisions relating to the Court of Appeal
- SECTION VISpecial provisions relating to statutory appeals
- SECTION VIIReopening final appeals
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Pt. 52 substituted (3.10.2016) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/788), rule 2, Sch. (with rule 16)
- F2
Words in Pt. 52 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 24(1)(a)
- F3
Words in Pt. 52 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2024) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/839), rules 1(1), 13(1)
- F4
Words in Pt. 52 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 24(1)(b)
- F5
Words in Pt. 52 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 24(1)(c)
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 52 applied (6.4.2017) by The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/1024), rules 1, 12.58 (with rule 3(3), Sch. 2)
- C2
Pt. 52 applied (5.7.2018) by The Housing Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/719), rules 1.1, 4.40 (with rule 1.2)
- C3
Pt. 52 applied (31.1.2019) by The Education Administration Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1135), rules 1, 4.37 (with rule 1.2)
- C4
Pt. 52 applied (1.8.2020) by The Smart Meter Communication Licensee Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/629), rules 1, 133(3) (with rule 4(1))
- C5
Pt. 52 applied (with modifications) (12.11.2021) by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/1178), rules 2, 187, 236-239 (with rule 5)
- C6
Pt. 52 applied (18.7.2023) by The Relevant Licensee Nuclear Company Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/712), rules 1(2)(a), 129(3) (with rule 2)
- C7
Pt. 52 applied (19.11.2025) by The Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage (Licensed Operators) Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/1135), rules 1(2)(a), 129(3) (with rule 2(1))