N162 refers to which document in civil appeals?

• A. Appellants notice
• B. Respondent's notice
• C. Statement of case
• D. Trial bundle

Answer: (B)

In civil appeals, forms are used to structure how each side participates in the appeal. The form designated N162 is the Respondent's Notice. This is the document the respondent files when they want to take part in the appeal—typically to raise a cross-appeal or to set out their response to the appellant’s grounds. It serves as the official counterpart to the appellant’s notice, outlining the respondent’s position and any issues they wish to pursue on appeal.

The other items mentioned aren’t the N162 form: an Appellant’s Notice is the document the appealing party would lodge to start the appeal, a Statement of Case is a different type of pleadings document used in other stages of proceedings, and a Trial Bundle is simply a bundle of documents for the hearing, not a notice filed with the appeal.