Section 57: Assignment of appeals to Court of Appeal.

Access to Justice Act 1999 · 1999 c. 22View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IV: Appeals, courts, judges and court proceedings

Where in any proceedings in the county court , the family court or the High Court a person appeals, or seeks permission to appeal, to a court other than the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court—

the Master of the Rolls, or
the court from which or to which the appeal is made, or from which permission to appeal is sought, or
the President of the Family Division where it is the family court from which or to which the appeal is made, or from which permission to appeal is sought,

may direct that the appeal shall be heard instead by the Court of Appeal.

The power conferred by subsection (1)(b) shall be subject to rules of court.

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