Part 2The Court of Protection and the Public Guardian
Practice and procedure
53Rights of appeal
1
Subject to the provisions of this section, an appeal lies to the Court of Appeal from any decision of the court.
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Court of Protection Rules may provide that, where a decision of the court is made by a specified description of person, an appeal from the decision lies to a specified description of judge of the court and not to the Court of Appeal.
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4
Court of Protection Rules may make provision—
a
that, in such cases as may be specified, an appeal from a decision of the court may not be made without permission;
b
as to the person or persons entitled to grant permission to appeal;
c
as to any requirements to be satisfied before permission is granted;
d
that where a F2... judge of the court makes a decision on an appeal, no appeal may be made to the Court of Appeal from that decision unless the Court of Appeal considers that—
i
the appeal would raise an important point of principle or practice, or
ii
there is some other compelling reason for the Court of Appeal to hear it;
e
as to any considerations to be taken into account in relation to granting or refusing permission to appeal.