{"schemaVersion":1,"recordType":"legal-explanation","id":"civil-appeal-path","sector":"justice","title":"Civil appeal path","intro":"Article 361 of the 2015 Civil Procedure Code describes a first appeal as of right from each listed court to the next level.","answer":"It states that Community Court decisions move to the Regional Court, Regional Court decisions to the High Court, and High Court decisions to the Supreme Court.","path":[{"title":"Community Court","next":"Regional Court","citation":"Article 361(1)(a)","href":"/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/361/#p1a"},{"title":"Regional Court","next":"High Court","citation":"Article 361(1)(b)","href":"/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/361/#p1b"},{"title":"High Court","next":"Supreme Court","citation":"Article 361(1)(c)","href":"/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/361/#p1c"}],"timing":[{"title":"Notice of appeal","detail":"Written notice is to be filed within 15 days of the judgment in the registry of the court that gave the judgment.","citation":"Civil Procedure Code, Article 365(1)","href":"/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/365/#p1"},{"title":"Memorandum of appeal","detail":"The memorandum is to be filed within 60 days after receiving the copy of the decision, in the Appellate Court registry and with the prescribed court fee.","citation":"Civil Procedure Code, Article 365(2)–(3)","href":"/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/365/#p2"}],"caution":"A confirmed first appeal is generally final for the appellant, subject to the Supreme Court’s special jurisdiction in Article 362. A reversal can permit the respondent to appeal to the next level. This is a reading of the 2015 Code, not filing advice.","scope":{"kind":"legal-text","sourceEdition":"2015","currentPracticeEstablished":false},"source":{"label":"Civil Procedure Code · Articles 360–365","articleHref":"/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/361/","sourceHref":"/sources/civil-procedure-code-2015/page/191/"},"canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/sectors/justice/procedures/civil-appeal-path/"}