1. Perfecting an Order
Court Orders are perfected only upon request of one of the parties. Once perfected, appeals to the Supreme Court have to be filed within 21 days of the date of perfection. Parties can arrange to collect same from the public counter in the CCJ (if you are representing yourself you will be asked for photographic identification). Orders can also be posted out on request.
You can request perfection of an order if you are representing yourself. If you are represented by a solicitor, your solicitor must make the request. The email must include the Court of Appeal record number, the title of the case, the date of the order and (in the case of solicitors) confirmation of the party you represent. Requests are to be emailed to: courtofappealcriminal@courts.ie.
2. Requesting a copy of a document from the court file
Practitioners requests for a copy of a court document from the court file must specify the document required giving full details in the request. Requests are to be emailed to: courtofappealcriminal@courts.ie.
3. Written judgments
Judgments of the Court are available on this website and can be downloaded free of charge.
For the majority of purposes, plain copies are acceptable. However, an attested copy (certified by the court office to be a true copy of the original) is required for some purposes (such as appealing a Court of Appeal order). Attested copies of written judgments may be requested by email. You should include the Court of Appeal record number, the title of the case and the date of the judgment. Requests are to be emailed to: courtofappealcriminal@courts.ie.
Parties can arrange to collect same from the public counter in the CCJ (if you are representing yourself you will be asked for photographic identification). Judgments can also be posted out on request.
Click the link to access the Protocol for Court of Appeal Judgments.
4. Appealing a Court of Appeal order
An application may be made to the Supreme Court (within 21 days of the perfection of the order) for leave to appeal an order of the Court of Appeal. Further details can be found here and on the Supreme Court website.