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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/part-52",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "part/52",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "APPEALS",
  "text": "Contents of this Part\nSECTION I SCOPE AND INTERPRETATION\n52.1\nScope and interpretation\n52.2\nParties to comply with Practice Directions 52A to 52E\nSECTION II PERMISSION TO APPEAL – GENERAL\n52.3\nPermission to appeal\nRule 52.3A\nPermission to appeal in certain contempt proceedings\nRule 52.3B\nPermission to appeal from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court\n52.4\nDetermination of application for permission to appeal to the County Court and High Court\n52.5\nDetermination of application for permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal\n52.6\nPermission to appeal test – first appeals\n52.7\nPermission to appeal test – second appeals\nRule 52.7A\nPermission to appeal in contempt proceedings where the appeal lies to the Supreme Court\nSECTION III PERMISSION TO APPEAL – JUDICIAL REVIEW APPEALS, PLANNING STATUTORY REVIEW APPEALS AND APPEALS FROM THE EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL\n52.8\nJudicial review appeals from the High Court\n52.9\nJudicial review appeals from the Upper Tribunal\n52.10\nPlanning statutory review appeals\n52.11\nAppeals from the Employment Appeal Tribunal\nSECTION IV ADDITIONAL RULES\n52.12\nAppellant’s notice\n52.13\nRespondent’s notice\n52.14\nTranscripts at public expense\n52.15\nVariation of time\nRule 52.15A\nVariation of time in certain contempt proceedings\n52.16\nStay\n52.17\nAmendment of appeal notice\n52.18\nStriking out appeal notices and setting aside or imposing conditions on permission to appeal\n52.19\nOrders to limit recoverable costs of an appeal\n52.20\nAppeal court’s powers\n52.21\nHearing of appeals\n52.22\nNon-disclosure of Part 36 offers and payments\nSECTION V SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COURT OF APPEAL\n52.23\nAssignment of appeals to the Court of Appeal\n52.24\nWho may exercise the powers of the Court of Appeal\nSECTION VI SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATUTORY APPEALS\n52.25\nStatutory appeals – court’s power to hear any person\n52.26\nAppeals under the Law of Property Act 1922\n52.27\nAppeals from certain tribunals\n52.28\nAppeals under certain planning legislation\n52.29\nAppeals under certain legislation relating to pensions\nSECTION VII REOPENING FINAL APPEALS\n52.30\nReopening of final appeals",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Pt. 52 applied (31.1.2019) by The Education Administration Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1135), rules 1, 4.37 (with rule 1.2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "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))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "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))"
    }
  ],
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