Internet Newsletter for Lawyers
July/August 2005, by Delia Venables

A new website has been launched for the Court of Appeal (Civil Division), designed to provide online information and services for civil appeals: www.civilappeals.gov.uk.

Lord Justice Brooke, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal (Civil Division), says: “The new website is designed to help people find out more about the work of the civil Court of Appeal, whatever their interest – whether as a party, lawyer, journalist, law student or interested member of the public. We are conscious that the workings of the appeal court are not always apparent – for example we explain the court fees and the time limits involved in making a civil appeal amongst the many answers to questions on the site”.

“We also have links to a database of the most interesting and significant cases recently determined by the court. And we have some details about the Appeal Judges who will be sitting on cases. We hope that people will find it of use.”

The information on the site includes:

• An interactive guide to routes of appeal, to help litigants and practitioners identify the correct court for their appeal;

• A link to the most recent judgments of the Court;

• A link to the BAILII site which publishes all the Court’s substantive judgments when they are available in written form and also contains most of these going back to 1996;

• Lists of leading cases published in the 2002-3 and 2003-4 Reviews of the Court, with links to the text of the judgments;

• Links to Civil Procedure rules and practice directions;

• The Daily List for the Court (of cases coming before it);

• Information on the judges and senior staff of the Court;

• Contact details for the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) and information about the Civil Appeals office.

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