The Supreme Court Rules 2009

Intervention

26.—(1) After permission to appeal has been granted by the Court or a notice of appeal has been filed, any person and in particular—

(a) any official body or non-governmental organization seeking to make submissions in the public interest,

(b) any person with an interest in proceedings by way of judicial review,

(c) any person who was an intervener in the court below or whose submissions were taken into account under rule 15,

may apply to the Court for permission to intervene in the appeal.

(2) An application under this rule must be made in the appropriate form and shall be considered on paper by a panel of Justices who may refuse permission to intervene or may permit intervention—

(a) by written submissions only; or

(b) by written submissions and oral submissions

and any oral submissions may be limited to a specified duration.

(3) No permission is required—

(a) for an intervention by the Crown under section 5 of the Human Rights Act 1998, or

(b) for an intervention by the relevant officer in a case where the Court is exercising its devolution jurisdiction.

(For rules relating to Human Rights Act issues and the Court’s devolution jurisdiction see rules 40 and 41.)