The
Court of Appeal Civil Division
Civil
Appeals Office
The Civil Appeals Office is responsible for the administration of the
Court of Appeal Civil Division. The Civil Appeals Office is divided
into 4 main sections. They are:
-
Registry
-
Case
Management Teams
-
Listing
Office
-
Associates
The
Registry
The Registry dispatches appeal packs to litigants wishing to file an
appeal to the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal.
This
Office receives new cases as well as additional bundles of documents
at the counter and checks that all documents are filed within the relevant
time limits. All new cases and documents are entered on a computer system
and a single reference number is issued to the appellant/respondent.
The case reference number issued (e.g. A1 2003/1456) will follow the
case throughout its life in the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal.
The
counter is open to the public from 10.00am to 4.30pm and staff answer
telephone enquiries relating to routes of appeal, completion of an Appellant's
Notice and preparation of a bundle of documents throughout the day.
Please note that fees will not be accepted after 4.00pm.
Contact
Registry for queries about the issue of new cases
Tel:
020 7947 7882
Tel: 020 7947 6533
Fax: 020 7947 6740
civilappeals.registry@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
The
Case Management Teams
The Case Management Teams check that the documentation submitted
complies with the Court's requirements and ensure that the case is ready
for hearing. They monitor the progress of cases and when necessary,
correspond with solicitors and parties. They also arrange for collection
of documents by Lord/Lady Justices' Clerks. There are three case management
sections, organised according to the Court from which the appeal arises;
Case
Management Group A for queries about the lodgement of papers
for court in High Court and Employment Tribunals appeal cases and
general case progress after issue
Tel:
020 7947 6910
Tel: 020 7947 6139
Fax: 020 7947 6736
civilappeals.cmsa@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
Case
Management Group B for queries about the lodgement of papers
for court in County Court and Family appeal cases and general case
progress after issue
Tel:
020 7947 6184
Tel: 020 7947 7697
Fax: 020 7947 6810
civilappeals.cmsb@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
Case
Management Group C for queries about the lodgement of papers
for court in Immigration Tribunal, Judicial Review and Public Law
appeals cases, and general case progress after issue
Tel:
020 7947 7679
Fax: 020 7947 6810
civilappeals.cmsc@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
The
Listing Office
The Listing Office lists applications for permission to appeal, substantive
appeals for hearing and prepares the Daily Cause List, which is the
list of cases heard in the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal each
day.
This
office is also responsible for referring applications which are dealt
with on paper to Lord/Lady Justices. It has a public counter open from
10.00am to 4.30pm which is used for general listing queries and for
fixing cases with Counsel's Clerks.
Listing
Office for queries about listing cases for hearing, and other queries
regarding hearing dates, and should also be used for queries about the
settlement of cases
Tel:
020 7947 6195
Tel: 020 7947 6917
Fax: 020 7947 6621
civilappeals.listing@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
The
Associates
The
Associates Office consists of Court Clerks who attend hearings, call
cases on in court and prepare Court Orders. The Associates sit in up
to 13 courts in the Royal Courts of Justice. They also deal with the
disposal of bundles after hearings and general after-court enquiries.
Associates
relates to the Associates or Court Clerks and should be used for queries
about Orders of the Court, return of papers after hearing, and any other
post judgment matters
Tel:
020 7947 6284
Tel: 020 7947 6646
Fax: 020 7947 6736
civilappeals.associates@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
Correspondence
for any section within the Civil Appeals Office may be addressed to:
Civil
Appeals Office
Room E307
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London WC2A 2LL
Guidelines
for Use of E-mail
Her Majesty's Courts
Service places a ceiling of 2Mb on attachments to e-mails, and the Civil
Appeals Office cannot accept documents which exceed this limit. The
Civil Appeals Office will not take responsibility for printing documents
which exceed twenty pages or contain colour content. These should be
provided in hard copy. Only documents in Word or PDF/Adobe Acrobat format
will be acceptable.
E-mail
submissions will be checked twice daily at 9.30am and 2.00pm. For the
purpose of adherence to time limits prescribed by the rules of procedure,
e-mails received later than 4.30pm will be treated as having been received
on the following working day.
Published
Important decisions
All judgments in which appeals are decided are published on the 'British
and Irish legal information institute' website at http://www.bailii.org/.
A summary of important judgments for the legal year can be found in
the Court of Appeal Civil Division's Annual Review and in the section
Leading Cases. You will also find annual reviews dating back to 1997.
Where
can I see the cases which will be heard on a certain day ?
Hearings
for the day can be found in the Daily Cause List, which is available
in the Court's Great Hall and can be found on their website http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/cause.htm
under Daily List
