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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

62.14   Skeleton arguments

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    (1)   Within 52 days of receipt of the notice under rule 62.12(1) (a), (b) or (c), the appellant must file with the court office and serve on all other parties a skeleton argument.

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    (2)   Within 28 days of service of the appellant's skeleton argument, any other party wishing to be heard on the appeal must file its skeleton argument and serve a copy on all other parties.

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    (3)   The appellant may file and serve a skeleton argument in reply within 14 days of service of the skeleton argument by any other party.

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    (4)   A skeleton argument must —

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      (a)     set out concisely the nature of the appellant's arguments on each ground of appeal;

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      (b)     in the case of a point of law, state the point and cite the principal authorities in support with references to the particular page where the principle concerned is set out; and

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      (c)     in the case of questions of fact, state briefly the basis on which it is contended that the court can interfere with the finding of fact concerned, with cross references to the passages in the transcript or notes of evidence which bear on the point.

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    (5)   The appellant's skeleton argument must be accompanied by a written chronology of events relevant to the appeal cross-referenced to the core bundle or record.

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    (6)   The Chief Justice may, by practice direction, set out those factors to which the court must have regard when considering the application of this rule.