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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1975.
SEPARATE COURT OF APPEAL PROPOSED
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A SEPARATE COURT OF APPEAL WITH PERMANENT APPEAL JUDGES IS TO BE SET UP.
THIS IS PROVIDED IN THE SUPREME COURT BILL, GAZETTED TODAY, WHICH PROPOSES TO REORGANISE THE SUPREME COURT INTO A HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE AND A SEPARATE COURT OF APPEAL.
IT IS INTENDED THAT THE PROPOSED COURT OF APPEAL WILL REPLACE THE FULL COURT AS THE MAIN TRIBUNAL FOR APPEALS.
THE CRIEF JUSTICE WILL BE A MEMBER OF BOTH THE HIGH COURT AND THE COURT OF APPEAL. IN THE COURT OF APPEAL HE WILL SIT WITH . TUO JUSTICES OF APPEAL.
FEW OTHER CHANGES ARE PROPOSED TO THE EXISTING SUPREME COURT ORDINANCE.
THE MAIN CHANGE OF SUBSTANCE CONCERNS THE HEARING OF APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS AND PREROGATIVE ORDER PROCEEDINGS. AT PRESENT, THESE ARE HEARD BY THE FULL COURT SITTING AS A COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE AND THE ONLY APPEAL IS TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL.
IN FUTURE. IT IS INTENDED THAT SUCH PROCEEDINGS WILL BE HEARD BY THE HIGH COURT IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, WITH A RIGHT OF APPEAL TO THE NEW COURT OF APPEAL.
+MEET THE MEDIA+
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A +MEET THE MEDIA+ SESSION WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 14) AT 4 P.M. IN THE G.I.S.THEATRE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, 5TH FLOOR.
ATTENDING THE MEETING WILL BE THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES,
YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE MEETING COVERED. TELEVISION CREWS ARE ADVISED TO ARRIVE EARLY SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE AMPLE TIME TO SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT.
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