Court of Appeal of Barbados
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The Court of Appeal of Barbados is the country’s highest appellate court for civil and criminal matters below the Caribbean Court of Justice, reviewing decisions from the High Court and other lower courts.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | appellate court ⓘ |
| appealLiesTo | Caribbean Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canAffirm | decisions of the High Court of Barbados ⓘ |
| canOrder | new trial ⓘ |
| canReverse | decisions of the High Court of Barbados ⓘ |
| canVary | decisions of the High Court of Barbados ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
Chief Justice of Barbados
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Justices of Appeal ⓘ |
| country | Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtSystemLevel | second instance ⓘ |
| decisionsAreBindingOn |
High Court of Barbados
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
magistrates’ courts of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCourtOfAppealFor | Barbados in most civil and criminal matters subject to further appeal to the Caribbean Court of Justice ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Laws of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
civil appeals
ⓘ
criminal appeals ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | High Court of Barbados in appellate matters ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Justice of Barbados ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsOn |
points of law
ⓘ
questions of fact ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bridgetown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament Buildings, Bridgetown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maySitAs | full court ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | below the Caribbean Court of Justice ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| reviewsDecisionsFrom |
High Court of Barbados
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower courts of Barbados ⓘ |
| role | highest appellate court in Barbados below the Caribbean Court of Justice ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt | intermediate appellate court below regional final court ⓘ |
| uses | panel of judges ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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