Version Superseded: 31/12/2020
Point in time view as at 01/03/2002.
Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, Cross Heading: Article 37 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 substituted (1.1.2001) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Amendment) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1824), arts. 1, 8(1), Sch. 1
1U.K.An appeal against the decision authorizing enforcement shall be lodged in accordance with the rules governing procedure in contentious matters—
in Belgium, with the tribunal de première instance or rechtbank van eerste aanleg,
in Denmark, with the landsret,
in the Federal Republic of Germany, with the Oberlandesgericht,
in Greece, with the Εφετειο,
in Spain, with the Audiencia Provincial,
in France, with the cour d'appel,
in Ireland, with the High Court,
in Italy, with the corte d'appello,
in Luxembourg, with the Court supérieure de justice sitting as a court of civil appeal,
in the Netherlands, with the arrondissementsrechtbank,
in Austria, with the Bezirksgericht,
in Portugal, with the Tribunal de Relacção,
in Finland, with the hovioikeus/hovrätt,
in Sweden, with the Svea hovrätt,
in the United Kingdom—
in England and Wales, with the High Court of Justice, or in the case of a maintenance judgment with the Magistrates' Court;
in Scotland, with the Court of Session, or in the case of a maintenance judgment with the Sheriff Court;
in Northern Ireland, with the High Court of Justice, or in the case of a maintenance judgment with the Magistrates' Court.
2U.K.The judgment given on the appeal may be contested only—
in Belgium, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg and in the Netherlands, by an appeal in cassation,
in Denmark, by an appeal to the højesteret, with the leave of the Minister of Justice,
in the Federal Republic of Germany, by a Rechtsbeschwerde,
in Ireland, by an appeal on a point of law to the Supreme Court,
in Austria, in the case of an appeal by a Revisionsrekurs and, in the case of opposition proceedings, by a Berufung with the possibility of a revision,
in Portugal, by an appeal on a point of law,
in Finland, by an appeal to korkein oikeus/högsta domstolen,
in Sweden, by an appeal to Högsta domstolen,
in the United Kingdom, by a single further appeal on a point of law.]
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