Section 14B — Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007: Appeal to Supreme Court: permission to appeal

Appeal to Supreme Court: permission to appeal 14B 1 If the Upper Tribunal grants a certificate under section 14A in relation to any proceedings, a party to those proceedings may apply to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal directly to the Supreme Court.

2 An application under subsection (1) must be made—

a within one month from the date on which that certificate is granted, or b within such time as the Supreme Court may allow in a particular case.

3 If on such an application it appears to the Supreme Court to be expedient to do so, the Supreme Court may grant permission for such an appeal.

4 If permission is granted under this section—

a no appeal from the decision to which the certificate relates lies to the relevant appellate court, but b an appeal lies from that decision to the Supreme Court.

5 An application under subsection (1) is to be determined without a hearing.

6 Subject to subsection (4), no appeal lies to the relevant appellate court from a decision of the Upper Tribunal in respect of which a certificate is granted under section 14A until—

a the time within which an application can be made under subsection (1) has expired, and b where such an application is made, that application has been determined in accordance with this section.