Rule 20.6 Permission to appeal – other cases

Subject to rules 20.5 and 20.7, an appeal against a decision of the court may not be made without permission.

An application for permission to appeal may be made to—

Where an application for permission is refused by the first instance judge, a further application for permission may be made to a judge who satisfies the relevant condition in paragraph (4) or (5).

Where the decision sought to be appealed is a decision of a Tier 1 Judge, permission may also be granted or refused by—

Where the decision sought to be appealed is a decision of a Tier 2 Judge, permission may also be granted or refused by a Tier 3 Judge.

Subject to paragraph (7) and except where another rule or a practice direction provides otherwise, where a judge who satisfies the relevant condition in paragraph (4) or (5), without a hearing, refuses permission to appeal against the decision of the first instance judge, the person seeking permission may request the decision to be reconsidered at a hearing.

Where a Tier 3 Judge or the Senior Judge refuses permission to appeal without a hearing and considers that the application is totally without merit, that judge may order that the person seeking permission may not request the decision to be reconsidered at a hearing.

Subject to paragraph (6), no appeal shall lie against—