2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

62.5   Contents of notice of appeal

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    (1)   A notice of appeal must give details of —

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      (a)     the decision which is being appealed, identifying so far as practicable any finding of —

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        (i)     fact, and

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        (ii)     law,

which the appellant seeks to challenge;

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    (b)     the grounds of the appeal;

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    (c)     the order the appellant seeks; and

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    (d)     any power which the appellant wishes the court to exercise.

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    (2)   A copy of the judgment or order which is the subject of the appeal must wherever practicable be attached to the notice of appeal.

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    (3)   Where leave to appeal is required a copy of the order granting leave to appeal must be attached to the notice of appeal.

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    (4)   The notice of appeal must —

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      (a)     be signed by the appellant or the appellant's legal practitioner;

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      (b)     give the details required by rule 3.10; and

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      (c)     state the names and addresses and the legal practitioners and their addresses for service of all other parties affected by the appeal.

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    (5)   The grounds of appeal under paragraph (1)(c) must set out —

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      (a)     concisely;

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      (b)     in consecutively numbered paragraphs; and

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      (c)     under distinct heads,

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    the grounds on which the appellant relies, without any argument or narrative.

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    (6)   The court may, on or without an application, strike out any ground which —

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      (a)     discloses no reasonable ground of appeal;

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      (b)     is vague and general in terms; or

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      (c)     is argument or narrative.

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    (7)   The appellant may, except on an interlocutory appeal, amend the grounds of appeal once without permission at any time within 28 days from receiving notice under rule 62.12(1)(a), (b) or (c) that a transcript of the evidence and the judgment have been prepared.

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    (8)   The appellant may not rely on any ground not mentioned in the notice of appeal without the permission of the court.

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    (9)   The court is not confined to the grounds set out in the notice of appeal, but may not make its decision on any ground not set out in the notice of appeal unless the respondent has had sufficient opportunity to contest such ground.