{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-52.6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-52.6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/52.6",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "52.6",
  "heading": "Permission to appeal test – first appeals",
  "text": "(1) Except where rule 52.3B, rule 52.7 or rule 52.7A applies, permission to appeal may be given only where—\n(a) the court considers that the appeal would have a real prospect of success; or\n(b) there is some other compelling reason for the appeal to be heard.\n(2) An order giving permission under this rule or under rule 52.7 may—\n(a) limit the issues to be heard; and\n(b) be made subject to conditions.\n(Rule 3.1(3) also provides that the court may make an order subject to conditions.)\n(Rule 25.29 provides for the court to order security for costs of an appeal.)",
  "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 rule 52.6 inserted (1.10.2024) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/839), rules 1(1), 13(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 52.6(1) 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(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in rule 52.6 substituted (6.4.2025) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/106), rules 1(1), 12"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/52.6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}