Court of Appeal (England and Wales)

The Court of Appeal (formally "His Majesty's Court of Appeal in England", commonly cited as "CA", "EWCA" or "CoA") is the highest court within the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second in the legal system of England and Wales only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The Court of Appeal was created in 1875, and today comprises 39 Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal
(EWCA)
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, City of Westminster, London
Established1 November 1875
LocationRoyal Courts of Justice, Strand, City of Westminster, London, UK
Authorized by
  • Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
  • Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875
  • Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1877
    Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1891
  • Criminal Appeal Act 1907
  • Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925
  • Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1935
  • Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1938
  • Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1944
  • Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1959
  • Senior Courts Act 1981
    (originally entitled Supreme Court Act 1981)
  • Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Appeals to
  • Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Websitehttps://www.judiciary.gov.uk/you-and-the-judiciary/going-to-court/court-of-appeal-home/
Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales
CurrentlyThe Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill
Since1 October 2023
Master of the Rolls
CurrentlySir Geoffrey Vos
Since11 January 2021
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The court has two divisions, Criminal and Civil, led by the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls respectively. Criminal appeals are heard in the Criminal Division, and civil appeals in the Civil Division. The Criminal Division hears appeals from the Crown Court, while the Civil Division hears appeals from the County Court, High Court of Justice and Family Court. Permission to appeal is normally required from either the lower court or the Court of Appeal itself; and with permission, further appeal may lie to the Supreme Court.

The Court of Appeal deals only with appeals from other courts or tribunals. The Court of Appeal consists of two divisions: the Civil Division hears appeals from the High Court and the County Court and certain superior tribunals, while the Criminal Division may only hear appeals from the Crown Court connected with a trial on indictment (i.e., for a serious offence). Its decisions are binding on all courts, including itself, apart from the Supreme Court.

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