Updated version of the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Guide 2025
An updated version of the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Guide 2025, first published in June 2025, has been published today (18 December 2025).
The Court hears appeals in subject matters which span the whole spectrum of civil jurisdictions, including chancery, commercial, immigration, employment, family, housing and judicial review. Each separate jurisdiction is overseen by one or two Supervising Lords or Lady Justices
The Court is made up of 34 Lords and Lady Justices of Appeal. The Master of the Rolls is the Head of Civil Justice and has oversight of the day-to-day running of the court.
The updated Guide can be downloaded and viewed below.
Related guidance 5
Other guidance whose text is closest in subject to this document, found by similarity of wording rather than by citation.
- Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Guide 20252025-06-04
- Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) annual review published2024-07-08
- A Review of the Year in the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division (October 2023 – September 2024)2025-01-31
- Updates to the Commercial Court Guide and Circuit Commercial Court Guide2023-10-05
- Practice Guidance: Independent Domestic Violence Advisers and Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (Family Courts)2023-04-06