Garry Jarvis v Metro Taxis Limited
The High Court lacks jurisdiction to hear the appeal because the circuit judge's decision to dismiss the claim after rehearing it was a decision made on the hearing of an appeal, making any further appeal a second appeal that lies only to the Court of Appeal under the enhanced test.
- Parties
- Claimant/appellant: Garry Jarvis; Defendant/respondent: Metro Taxis Limited
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 20 June 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Application to Set Aside Order Declining Jurisdiction on Appeal
- Outcome
- Application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Appellate Jurisdiction, Second Appeals, Practice Direction 52 a, Access to Justice Act 1999, Appeal Routes
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Parties
Garry Jarvis
Claimant/appellant
Metro Taxis Limited
Defendant/respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application to Set Aside Order Declining Jurisdiction on Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a circuit judge who reheard and dismissed a claim after allowing an appeal from a district judge
- 2 Whether such an appeal is a first or second appeal for the purposes of appellate procedure
Ratio Decidendi
The High Court lacks jurisdiction to hear the appeal because the circuit judge's decision to dismiss the claim after rehearing it was a decision made on the hearing of an appeal, making any further appeal a second appeal that lies only to the Court of Appeal under the enhanced test.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed
Orders
- Application to set aside the order of Turner J is dismissed
- High Court has no jurisdiction; any appeal lies to the Court of Appeal
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