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Give details of your appeal to the court: Form N161

Use this form ('appellant’s notice') for all appeals and permissions to appeal (except for small-claims track appeals and appeals to the Family Division of the High Court). Includes notes N161A, N161B, N161C and N161D.

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Appellant's notice (All appeals except small claims track appeals and appeals to the Family Division of the High Court) N161

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Guidance notes on completing form N161 – Appellant’s notice (all appeals except small claims track appeals or appeals to the Family Division of the High Court)

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Hysbysiad apelydd (Pob apel ac eithrio apeliadau ar y trac hawliadau bychain) / Appellant's notice (All appeals except small claims track appeals)

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Nodiadau canllaw ar lenwi ffurflen N161 – Hysbysiad Apelydd (pob apêl ac eithrio apeliadau ar y trac hawliadau bychain neu apeliadau i Adran Deulu’r Uchel Lys)

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Details

Read the accompanying notes before filling in the form.

Use this form, sometimes called an ‘appellant’s notice’, for:

  • cases in the fast track
  • multi-track cases
  • statutory appeals from tribunals and other outside bodies (but not tribunal to tribunal appeals)

Use it for appeals in the:

  • county court
  • High Court
  • Court of Appeal

Find out which court or tribunal to appeal to.

For appeals in small-claims track cases, use Form N164: Appellant’s notice (Small claims track only).

For appeals to the Family Division of the High Court, use Form FP161: Appellant’s notice (For use in appeals to the Family Division of the High Court).

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Updates to this page

Published 1 March 2017
Last updated 30 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added Welsh version of N161A guidance.

  2. Updated guidance notes on completing form N161 – Appellant’s notice (all appeals except small claims track appeals or appeals to the Family Division of the High Court).

  3. Uploaded new version of N161

  4. Amended statement of truth.

  5. Revised form N161 uploaded.

  6. First published.

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