Hong Kong Regulations

HONG KONG COURT OF FINAL APPEAL RULES - RULE 1

Interpretation

PART I

PRELIMINARY

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

"appeal" (上訴) means an appeal to the Court;

"Appellant" (上訴人) means, where 2 or more appeals have been consolidated,
the appellant directed to be the Appellant by the Appeal Committee;

"application" (申請) does not include an application for leave to appeal
within the meaning of Part II;

"Case" (案由述要) means the Case required to be filed by each party to an
appeal under Part VII;

"Court" (終審法院) means the Court as defined in the Ordinance except that
where the powers of the Court may be exercised by the Appeal Committee or a
single permanent judge of the Court it includes the Appeal Committee or a
single permanent judge, as the case may be;

"file" (送交存檔) means to file in the Registry of the Court;

"judgment" (判決) includes decree, order or decision;

"Notice of Appeal" (上訴通知) means a Notice of Appeal within the meaning
of Part III;

"party" (一方) means the Appellant and any Respondent;

"Record" (文案) means the papers relating to an appeal required to be placed
before the Court in accordance with Part VIII;

"Register of Appeals" (上訴登記冊) means the register opened and
maintained by the Registrar under rule 64;

"Respondent" (答辯人), except in Parts II and VI, means a respondent who
has entered an appearance.