Court of Appeal (England and Wales)

<p>The Court of Appeal (formally "His Majesty's Court of Appeal in England", commonly cited as "CA", "EWCA" or "CoA") is the highest court within the <a href="/facts/Senior_Courts_of_England_and_Wales/5LB8uW8q">Senior Courts of England and Wales</a>, and second in the legal system of <a href="/facts/England_and_Wales/nRu8tsxR">England and Wales</a> only to the <a href="/facts/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom/ElXgbjyM">Supreme Court of the United Kingdom</a>. The Court of Appeal was created in 1875, and today comprises 39 Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal.
</p><p>The court has two divisions, Criminal and Civil, led by the <a href="/facts/Lady_Chief_Justice/E3eCayFX">Lady Chief Justice</a> and the <a href="/facts/Master_of_the_Rolls/SRtQf0MW">Master of the Rolls</a> respectively. Criminal appeals are heard in the Criminal Division, and civil appeals in the Civil Division. The Criminal Division hears <a href="/facts/Appeals_from_the_Crown_Court/mR7SdkXu">appeals from the Crown Court</a>, while the Civil Division hears appeals from the <a href="/facts/County_Court_(England_and_Wales)/E1EgWheq">County Court</a>, <a href="/facts/High_Court_of_Justice/TmjKkjUX">High Court of Justice</a> and <a href="/facts/Family_Court_(England_and_Wales)/5LB8uW8q">Family Court</a>. Permission to appeal is normally required from either the lower court or the Court of Appeal itself; and with permission, <a href="/facts/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom/ElXgbjyM">further appeal</a> may lie to the Supreme Court. Its decisions are binding on all courts, including itself, apart from the <a href="/facts/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom/ElXgbjyM">Supreme Court</a>.
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