# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 42.13: Amendment and abandonment of appeal

Extent: E+W

(1) The appellant may amend a notice of appeal served under rule 42.11 or abandon an appeal under section 31 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002—
(a) without the permission of the court at any time before the Court of Appeal has begun hearing the appeal; and
(b) with the permission of the court after the Court of Appeal has begun hearing the appeal,
by serving notice in writing on the Registrar.
(2) Where the appellant serves a notice abandoning an appeal under paragraph (1), the Registrar must, as soon as practicable, notify—
(a) each respondent served with the notice of appeal;
(b) the Crown Court officer; and
(c) the court officer for the magistrates’ court responsible for enforcing any confiscation order which the Crown Court has made.
(3) Where the appellant serves a notice amending a notice of appeal under paragraph (1), the appellant must send a copy of it to each respondent served with the notice of appeal.
(4) Where an appeal is abandoned under paragraph (1), the application for permission to appeal or appeal must be treated, for the purposes of section 85 of the 2002 Act (Conclusion of proceedings), as having been refused or dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/42.13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-42.13/enacted
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