Appeals
In certain circumstances it may be possible for the Claimant or Defendant
to appeal against the judgment of the Court, because the trial judge had
made a mistake in making the judgment given.
The Court's permission is required before an appeal can take place.
Most appeals are on points of law and are by way of 'case stated'; this means
that the Court considering the appeal will not reinvestigate the facts of the
case but will only consider whether the legal issues had been properly dealt
within the previous judgment. Where important evidence that was not
available at the time of the trial has subsequently become available it may
be possible to appeal upon the facts of the case as well.
Appealing against a judgment can be very expensive and does not carry any
guarantee of success. An appeal should therefore not be launched into lightly,
but should be carefully considered before any action is taken. There are short
time limits allowed in which to make an appeal.