The Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador is at the top of the hierarchy of courts for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . The Court of Appeal derives its powers and jurisdiction from the Court of Appeal Act.
6-575: The independent Court of Appeal was established in 2018 and comprises the Chief Justice and five other justices. At any given time there may be one or more additional justices who sit as supernumerary justices. From 1975 until 2018 the Court of Appeal was constituted as the appeal division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador with judges appointed specifically to hear appeals from
12-676: A number of boards and tribunals. Decisions are subject to final appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada . Prior to 1949, when Newfoundland became a province of Canada, final appeals passed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council , which was the highest court for the British Empire and Commonwealth. (For a list of Newfoundland decisions from the Judicial Committee, see: List of Newfoundland Cases of
18-543: Is the superior court for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear appeals in both criminal and civil matters from the Provincial Court and designated boards and administrative tribunals. The court also hear serious criminal cases in the first instances, matters of probate , and family law matters. The Supreme Court consists of 28 judicial seats including
24-545: The General Division of the Supreme Court. Prior to 1975 both trial and appeals were carried out in the Supreme Court, where the individual judges routinely acted as a trial judges but, in the event of an appeal, would sit together (en banc) to hear it. The Court now hears appeals of all type from the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador 's General Division and Family Division, the Provincial Court, and
30-501: The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (pre-1949) ). Supernumerary Source (1791–1880): Court of Civil Jurisdiction founded 1791 Supreme Court of Judicature of the Island of Newfoundland founded 1792 Supreme Court of Newfoundland founded 1824 Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal founded 1975. 1813 Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
36-441: The position of Chief Justice. Of the current justices, 8 sit with supernumerary status. The Court is composed of the General Division and Family Division, and has the authority to hear a wide range of cases including civil and criminal matters, matters of estates and guardianship, and family matters. The Court has the authority to hear appeals of specific matters not under jurisdiction of the province's appellate court . The Court
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