Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal, which sits in London at the Royal Courts of Justice, consists of two divisions:

The Civil Division, which hears appeals from:

• The three divisions of the High Court (Chancery, Queen's Bench and Family Division)
• From the County Courts across England and Wales, 
• From certain Tribunals such as the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Immigration Appeal Tribunal, the Lands Tribunal and the Social Security Commissioners.

The Criminal Division, which hears appeals from the Crown Court.

The Court of Appeal is the highest court within the Supreme Court of Judicature, which also includes the High Court and Crown Court. 

In the House of Lords, as compared with the Court of Appeal, there are only 12 Lords of Appeal in Ordinary ("law lords"), who usually sit in panels of five judges.

The Court of Appeal normally sits in up to 12 courts in the Royal Courts of Justice.

Sir Anthony Clarke, the Master of the Rolls, is the President of the Court of Appeal, Civil Division.  He is also Head of Civil Justice.

Lord Justice Waller is the Vice-President of the Court of Appeal Civil Division.

There are 37 other regular judges of the Court of Appeal whose title is Lord/Lady Justice. Many of them also sit in the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal and in the Divisional Court of the Queen's Bench Division.

The other four Heads of Division also sit occasionally in the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal.  They are:

• Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, who is also the President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal
• Sir Igor Judge, the President of the Queen's Bench Division
• Sir Mark Potter, the President of the Family Division
• Sir Andrew Morritt, the Chancellor