r.137 of the Rules of the Federal Court 1995 does not permit the Federal Court to accept references of points of law from matters that originated in the Sessions Court because jurisdiction is statutory and an appeal from the Sessions Court ends at the Court of Appeal; accordingly the application for leave or reference was dismissed.
Rule 137 of the Rules of the Federal Court 1995 is procedural only and cannot be construed to confer appellate jurisdiction not provided by statute; because the suit originated in the Sessions Court there is no further appeal to the Federal Court and the Court of Appeal is final in such matters; application for leave under r.137 must be dismissed.
Rule 137 preserves the Federal Court's inherent powers but does not authorize the Court to set aside its prior judgment and re-hear an appeal merely because the applicant disputes the earlier decision on its merits; relief under r.137 is confined to exceptional circumstances (for example where a decision is a nullity due to improper constitution), and the present application, being a merits challenge, must be dismissed to preserve finality of proceedings.