Civil
When a civil appeal has been filed in the Staff of Government Division it will usually be listed for a directions hearing. The directions hearings will quite often only consist of one judge but there will then be two judges at the final hearing of the appeal.
The Staff of Government Division usually deals with civil appeals from the following:-
- Small Claims Procedure;
- Summary Procedure;
- Ordinary Procedure;
- Chancery Procedure;
- Family cases; and
- various tribunals.
The Staff of Government Division sits on six separate weeks in the year with a directions hearing generally being held approximately six weeks before the main hearing. On occasions however, there may be a need to arrange a separate hearing for an out of the ordinary appeal, e.g. due to the urgency of the appeal.