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Appeals process

  • 25-03-2012 12:43am
    #1
    lir6777
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭


    Hi guys,
    I have no legal knowledge and was wondering whether someone can tell me this:
    If district court rules in favour of person x (on a civil matter relating to damages, no injury), and person y appeals to circuit court, and hypothetically (I know this sounds mad) if circuit court then changed ruling in favour of person y, can person x then appeal to a higher court again?
    Basically I'm asking is there a point at which the whole thing is unappealable by either party?
    Appreciate any layman-terms input!:D


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  • #2
    Milk & Honey
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,950 ✭✭✭Milk & Honey


    There are some possibilities. An appeal on the merits is not allowed, but there could be a Case Stated to the Supreme Court on a point of law or there could be a Judicial Review in the High Court, which itself could then be appealed to the Supreme Court.
    It would be extremely rare for there to be a Case Stated or a Judicial Review arising out of a District Court appeal in a civil case but the possibility is there.


  • #3
    lir6777
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭lir6777


    Milk & Honey wrote: »
    There are some possibilities. An appeal on the merits is not allowed, but there could be a Case Stated to the Supreme Court on a point of law or there could be a Judicial Review in the High Court, which itself could then be appealed to the Supreme Court.
    It would be extremely rare for there to be a Case Stated or a Judicial Review arising out of a District Court appeal in a civil case but the possibility is there.

    Thanks for your help! Just to be sure (as I said I'm legally blonde!!)- it would be very unlikely for it to be appealed past circuit court, and it would be around the application of laws to the case and decision of it was?


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