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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

62.13   Interlocutory appeal

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    (1)   On an interlocutory appeal, the appellant is required to file and serve with the notice of appeal, written submissions in support of the appeal, together with six bundles of documents (save that in respect of an appeal filed on the Electronic Litigation Portal, the appellant shall file an electronic bundle unless the court directs otherwise) comprising a copy of each of the following documents in the order set out below and where applicable the bundle must be bound, indexed and paginated —

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      (a)     the judgment (if any) or order appealed;

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      (b)     such affidavits, witness statements or exhibits relevant to the question at issue on the appeal which were put in evidence before the court below;

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      (c)     any written admissions or requests for information and replies;

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      (d)     the judge's notes of any submissions made (if any); and

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      (e)     any other relevant documents applicable to the appeal.

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    (2)   The appellant's notice of appeal must state in the heading that the appeal is an interlocutory appeal and is made under rule 62.13 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

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    (3)   A respondent who intends to oppose the notice of appeal must within 7 days of service of the notice of appeal, file and serve a notice of opposition.

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    (4)   The appellant shall, within 7 days of service of the notice of appeal on the respondent, file an affidavit of service of the notice of appeal.

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    (5)   The respondent may within 14 days of receipt of the notice of appeal file and serve six copies of any written submissions in opposition to the appeal or in support of any cross appeal (save that in respect of an appeal filed on the Electronic Litigation Portal, the respondent shall file an electronic copy unless the court directs otherwise), together with any other documents, which have not been filed pursuant to paragraph (1) and the documents, where applicable, must be bound, indexed and paginated.

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    (6)   Consideration of the appeal must take place not less than 14 days after the filing of the notice of appeal, unless the court otherwise directs.

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    (7)   The court may direct that there be an oral hearing and the parties may make oral submissions as the court directs.