The Employment Appeal Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal which does not set out to disturb any part of the order made by the original tribunal. There is no inherent power in the Court of Appeal to bypass the prohibition in subsection of the 1999 Act against hearing an appeal from a … Continue reading Riniker v University College London (Practice Note): CA 5 Apr 2001
Appeal against rejection of leave to appeal – no jurisdiction Citations: [2001] EWCA Civ 1758 Links: Bailii Statutes: Access to Justice Act 1999 54(4) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Litigation Practice Updated: 11 October 2022; Ref: scu.218538
Leave to appeal was sought against a judge’s finding that he had no jurisdiction to hear an application for leave to appeal against another order itself refusing leave to appeal against a case management decision. The party had declined to make any application to the original judge. They said that were following a path they … Continue reading Slot and Slot v Isaac: CA 12 Apr 2002
Citations: [2002] EWCA Civ 1542 Links: Bailii Statutes: Access to Justice Act 1999 54(4) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Litigation Practice Updated: 06 August 2022; Ref: scu.239611
Application for leave to apply for judicial review of a decision of a county court judge. The claim was as to the refusal of a licence to the claimant to work as a taxi driver. Held: Leave was refused. Hooper J said: ‘This case and another case were listed before me because the Administrative Court … Continue reading Mahon, Regina (on the Application of) v Taunton County Court: Admn 13 Dec 2001
The claimant succeeded in an action for negligence against the respondent solicitors. The court required her to submit to a psychiatric examination to allow assessment of her claim. In default the entire action was to be stayed. She refused, and appealed, saying that her right to a fair trial had been infringed. Held: The court … Continue reading James v Baily Gibson and Co (a firm): CA 30 Oct 2002
