# Interlocutory

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'''Interlocutory''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɪ|n|t|ə|r|ˈ|l|ɒ|k|y|ə|ˌ|t|ɔː|r|i}} is a legal term which can refer to an [order](/source/Court_order), [sentence](/source/Sentence_(law)), [decree](/source/decree), or [judgment](/source/Judgment_(law)), given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and conclusion of a [cause of action](/source/cause_of_action), used to provide a temporary or provisional decision on an issue. Thus, an interlocutory order is not final and is not subject to immediate appeal.

In many U.S. [legal system](/source/legal_system)s, interlocutory orders are not [appeal](/source/appeal)able, save for in a few extraordinary cases.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| title = Appeal and Error| encyclopedia = [Corpus Juris Secundum](/source/Corpus_Juris_Secundum)| volume = 4| pages = 129, § 140| publisher = [Thomson West](/source/Thomson_West)| date = 2007}}</ref> Interlocutory orders are orders that are issued by a court while a case is still ongoing, before the final resolution of the case.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Glynn |first1=Timothy P |title=Discontent and Indiscretion: Discretionary Review of Interlocutory Orders |url=http://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndlr/vol77/iss1/5/ |journal=[Notre Dame Law Review](/source/Notre_Dame_Law_Review) |date=1 November 2001 |volume=77 |issue=1 |page=176 |ssrn=1151959}}</ref> When the case is concluded, any aspect of an interlocutory order that has not become [moot](/source/mootness) may be challenged in an appeal from the final judgment.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| title = Appeal and Error| encyclopedia = [Corpus Juris Secundum](/source/Corpus_Juris_Secundum)| volume = 4| pages = 136, § 146| publisher = [Thomson West](/source/Thomson_West)| date = 2007}}</ref>  However, in other legal systems, such as in England and Wales, in Hong Kong, and in Canada, interlocutory orders in civil matters can be appealed by leave of the appellate court.  In criminal matters in Canada, the general rule is that there are no interlocutory appeals, except where Parliament has expressly provided.  Australian courts and tribunals generally discourage appeals against interlocutory decisions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2014fwcfb3384.htm |title=Fair Work Decision: Button v Sykes Australia Pty Ltd |work=Fair Work Commission |date=22 May 2014 |access-date=1 May 2015}}</ref>

In [Scots law](/source/Scots_law) an interlocutory order is called an "interlocutor".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lsd.law/define/interlocutor |title=interlocutor |publisher=LSD.Law}}</ref>

==See also==
* [Interlocutory appeal](/source/Interlocutory_appeal)
* [Interlocutory injunction](/source/Interlocutory_injunction)
* [Interlocutor (disambiguation)](/source/Interlocutor_(disambiguation))

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