The Court of Appeal only has appellate jurisdiction, meaning that its single power is to hear cases on appeal. All cases from the Supreme Court, both civil and criminal can be appealed to the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal is made up of five Justices of Appeal including the President of the Court of Appeal and the Chief Justice. Cases must be heard by at least three Justices at the discretion of the President of the Court of Appeal. Constitutional Appeal cases are usually heard by five justices.

Term dates: The Court of Appeal sits for three terms each year. These are during the vacation of the Supreme Court and are generally April, August and December.

JUSTICES OF APPEAL:

Judgements of the Court of Appeal are available here

Details of the sittings of the Court of Appeal are available here