# The Supreme Court Rules 2024, Rule 24: Intervention


(1) After permission to appeal has been granted by the Court or a notice of appeal has been issued, any person and in particular—
(a) any official body or non-governmental organization seeking to make submissions in the public interest;
(b) any person with an interest in proceedings by way of judicial review;
(c) any person who was an intervener in the court below or who made submissions under rule 16,
may apply to the Court for permission to intervene in the appeal.
(2) An application under this rule must be filed via the portal.
(3) An application to intervene shall be considered without a hearing by a panel of Justices who may refuse permission to intervene or may permit intervention—
(a) by written case only; or
(b) by written case and oral submissions,
and any written case may be limited to a specified number of pages and oral submissions may be limited to a specified duration.
(4) No permission is required—
(a) for an intervention by the Crown under section 5 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (as to which see rule 43), or
(b) for an intervention by a person who has a right to intervene conferred by the legislation referred to in rule 44 (devolution jurisdiction and compatibility issues and questions).
(5) Every person who is granted permission to intervene under paragraph (3) or who wishes to intervene under paragraph (4) must seek directions from the Registrar as soon as reasonably practicable to enable that person to participate in the appeal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/949/rule/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supreme-court-rules-2024/rule-24
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