Appeals

Section 57CL(1) of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2004 provides that, "if dissatisfied with a finding of the Financial Services Ombudsman, the Complainant or the regulated financial service provider concerned may appeal to the High Court against the finding."
In general the appeal must be commenced within 21 days after the Ombudsman issues his finding.

Statutory Instrument No. 14 of 2007-Rules of the Superior Courts (Statutory Application and Appeals) 2007- provides that an appeal must be made to the High Court

• not later than twenty one days following the Ombudsman’s decision or
• within such further period as the Court, on application made to it by the intending appellant, may allow where the Court is satisfied that there is good and sufficient reason for extending that period and that the extension of the period would not result in an injustice being done to any other person concerned in the matter.