# The Court of Protection Rules 2017, Rule 20.2: Interpretation


(1) In the following provisions of this Part—
(a) “appeal judge” means a judge of the court to whom an appeal is made;
(b) “first instance judge” means the judge of the court from whose decision an appeal is brought;
(c) “appellant” means the person who brings or seeks to bring an appeal;
(d) “respondent” means—
(i) a person other than the appellant who was a party to the proceedings before the first instance judge and who is affected by the appeal; or
(ii) a person who is permitted or directed by the first instance judge or the appeal judge to be party to the appeal; and
(e) “a second appeal” means an appeal from a decision of a judge of the court which was itself made on appeal from a judge of the court.
(2) In this Part, where the expression “permission” is used it means “permission to appeal” unless otherwise stated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1035/part/20/rule/20.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-20/rule-20.2
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