What Is the Difference Between a Court of First Instance

question 15

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a court of first instance and an appellate court?

• A) An appellate court hears a matter for the first time, a court of first instance hears an appeal from a previous decision.
• B) Nothing as they are the same thing.
• C) A court of first instance hears a matter for the first time while an appellate court hears an appeal from a previous decision.
• D) All of the above.

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