# The Court of Protection Rules 2007, Rule 180: Allocation


Except in accordance with the relevant practice direction—
(a) an appeal from a first instance decision of a circuit judge shall be heard by a judge of the court nominated by virtue of section 46(2)(a) to (c) of the Act; and
(b) an appeal from a decision of a district judge shall be heard by a circuit judge.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/180 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-180
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.