The phrase "appeal was held" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts to refer to the occurrence of an appeal in a court or other adjudicative body.
Example: "The appeal was held last week, and the judges are expected to deliver their decision soon."
Alternatives: "the appeal took place" or "the appeal occurred".
The appeal was held in secret.
The county court hearing was held in October 2017 and the appeal was held in October last year.
The appeal was held in the Cardozo moot courtroom, before a sold-out crowd that seemed to be equal parts lawyers and Shakespeare nuts.
Eweida did not attend work during the autumn of 2006 while an internal appeal was held, but returned to her role in February 2007 after the uniform policy was amended to allow her to visibly wear a cross.
It said Ms Eweida did not attend work for a period of time in 2006 while an internal appeal was held into her refusal to remove her cross but she remained a British Airways employee.
The country's sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, said at the time a principal part of Russia's appeal was holding the World Cup in a former communist country for the first time.
He has made the payments until now (and asked that resolution of the appeal be held off) in the hopes that a new healthcare bill would at least temporarily fund cost sharing reductions: many of the Republican bills indeed explicitly funded CSR for a few years.
Oral arguments in the appeal are held in March 2013, with a ruling expected by late June.
Generally, the first appeal is held before an administrative law judge (ALJ) or a state appeals board.
City of Sanctuary, one of the charities the Guardian is supporting in its charity appeal, is holding a Stand Up for Refugees comedy night, featuring the comedians Shazia Mirza and Ivor Dembina.
Generally, the first round of appeals is held before an administrative law judge or a state appeals board.
