Court of Appeal

British

noun

a branch of the Supreme Court of Judicature that hears appeals from the High Court in both criminal and civil matters and from the county and crown courts

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He appealed an earlier court decision that Bridgen's claim could go to trial, and on Wednesday at the Court of Appeal three judges ruled in his favour.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The attorney general's office has since referred Digwa's sentence to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

His legal team lodged the paperwork with the Court of Appeal in Belfast on Friday.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

A five-year legal battle resulted in the Court of Appeal finding Buckle's conviction unsafe and he was immediately released from prison.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

The decision of the Court of Appeal in 1908, in Sarpy v.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers

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