Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Court of Appeal — Powers under Section 16 — Limits on Exercise of Full Jurisdiction

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Section 16 of the Court of Appeal Act allows the Court of Appeal to assume full jurisdiction over proceedings. However, this power is limited to what the trial court could have done. The appellate court cannot exercise jurisdiction that the trial court lacked. The principle…

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