{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015/rule-27.8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015/rule-27.8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1568",
  "legislation_title": "The Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015",
  "path": "rule/27.8",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "27.8",
  "heading": "Appeal court’s powers",
  "text": "(1) In relation to an appeal, the appeal court has all the powers of the lower court.\n(2) The appeal court also has power to—\n(a) affirm, set aside or vary any judgment, order or decree of the lower court,\n(b) refer any issue for determination by the lower court,\n(c) order a new hearing;\n(d) make an order for costs.\n(3) The appeal court may exercise its powers in relation to the whole or part of a judgment, order or decree of the lower court.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 27.8 in force at 1.1.2016, see rule 28.1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1568/rule/27.8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:33:22.575744+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."
}