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appellate jurisdiction in the criminal courts is determined by the nature of the offence.In the case of a summary offence,Appeals by the defendant against
conviction and/or sentence in the magistrates court are to the crown court.appeals from magistrates'courts are to the high court or divisional court of the queen's
Bench Division if an appeal by the prosecution or defence is by way of case stated on a point of law,appeals from the crown court can also be by way of case stated but only
if the crown court had previously heard the appeal from the magistrates court higher appeals are restricted to those from the high court or 

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of law of general public importance.in the case of an indictable offence,appeals by the defendant against conviction and or sentence in the crown court are to the
court of appeal criminal division due to an unduly light sentence by the attorney general on a point of law following acquittal although the earlier acquittal will not be
affected or by the home secretary for consideration following conviction,a further appeal to the house of lords by the defence or prosecution is only available on a point
of law of general public importance and with permission

Appellate jurisdiction in the civil courts was substantially revised as a result of the Access to justice act.1999,part IV of that Act seeks to ensure that appeals are


heard by the next most appropriate level of judge,Rather that the next highest court,as was the position before the introduction of the civil procedure rules the lord chancellor
is able by order to vary routes of appeal if he considers it
appropriate;such an order is now in place in the form of the Access to justice Act 1999 Destination of Appeals order 2000 A circuit Judge in the county court is now able to hear


appeals from the small claims track provided that the judge sitting at first instance was a district judge a single high court judge is able to consider civil and criminal
appeals in contempt of court case criminal appeals by way of case stated from magistrates courts and the crown courts
In matters of European Community law,The European court of justice has the authority to overrule any national court,Criminal or civil,Individuals,Groups,Or Organizations
who consider themselves to be victims of a breach of the European convention on human Right and who have Failed to find a remedy in the national courts,May appeal to the court of human
Rights in strasbourg