Subordinate Courts Act · s 18

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18.
Civil appeals from Courts of Magistrates
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and the provisions of any
Rules of Court or of any other written law, an appeal in civil matters shall lie to the High Court —
(a) as of right, from a final judgment of a Court of a Magistrate in any proceedings for the recovery of immovable property or in any proceedings where the amount claimed or the value of the subject matter in dispute exceeds $500;
(b) by leave of a Judge —
(i) from any interlocutory order or decision of a Court of a Magistrate in any proceedings;
(ii) from a final judgment of a Court of a Magistrate in any proceedings (not being for the recovery of immovable property) where the amount claimed or the value of the subject matter in dispute does not exceed
$500;
(iii) from any order as to costs only; or
(iv) from an order made by consent of the parties.
(2) Such appeals may be heard before one Judge provided that the
Judge, if he thinks fit, may reserve any appeal for the decision of a Court consisting of three Judges, and in such case the appeal shall be decided in

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accordance with the opinion of the majority of the Judges composing the
High Court.
(3) The High Court shall not entertain any appeal under this section unless the appellant has fulfilled all the conditions of appeal imposed in accordance with the Rules of Courts or any other written law.
(4) In this section, “Rules of Court” means the Rules of Court made under the Supreme Court Act (Chapter 5).
Revision of civil proceedings in Courts of Magistrates
Power of High Court to call for records of civil proceedings in Courts of

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s 18Civil appeals from Courts of Magistrates

(1)

Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and the provisions of any

Rules of Court or of any other written law, an appeal in civil matters shall lie to the High Court —

(a)

as of right, from a final judgment of a Court of a Magistrate in any proceedings for the recovery of immovable property or in any proceedings where the amount claimed or the value of the subject matter in dispute exceeds $500;

(b)

by leave of a Judge —

(i)

from any interlocutory order or decision of a Court of a Magistrate in any proceedings;

(ii)

from a final judgment of a Court of a Magistrate in any proceedings (not being for the recovery of immovable property) where the amount claimed or the value of the subject matter in dispute does not exceed

$500;

(iii)

from any order as to costs only; or

(iv)

from an order made by consent of the parties.

(2)

Such appeals may be heard before one Judge provided that the

Judge, if he thinks fit, may reserve any appeal for the decision of a Court consisting of three Judges, and in such case the appeal shall be decided in

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accordance with the opinion of the majority of the Judges composing the

High Court.

(3)

The High Court shall not entertain any appeal under this section unless the appellant has fulfilled all the conditions of appeal imposed in accordance with the Rules of Courts or any other written law.

(4)

In this section, “Rules of Court” means the Rules of Court made under the Supreme Court Act (Chapter 5).

Revision of civil proceedings in Courts of Magistrates

Power of High Court to call for records of civil proceedings in Courts of