2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

62.1   Scope of this Part

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    (1)   This Part deals with appeals to the Court of Appeal from —

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      (a)     the High Court;

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      (b)     a magistrate's or district court; or

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      (c)     a tribunal, not being —

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        (i)     appeals or applications to the court for which other provision is made by these Rules or any other law; or

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        (ii)     appeals by way of case stated on a question of law for determination by the court.

•     Part 60 deals with appeals to the High Court and cases stated are dealt with in Part 61.

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    (2)   In this Part —

“appellant” means the party who first files a notice of appeal;

“core bundle” means a bundle containing only such documents listed in rule 62.15 which the court will need to pre-read or to which it will be necessary to refer repeatedly at the appeal;

“court” means the Court of Appeal;

“court below” means the court or tribunal from which the appeal is brought;

“interlocutory appeal” means an appeal from an interlocutory judgment or an interlocutory order.

“respondent” means any party to the appeal other than the appellant whether or not the respondent files a counter-notice.

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    (3)   In this Part —

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      (a)     a determination whether an order or judgment is final or interlocutory is made on the “application test”;

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      (b)     an order or judgment is final if it would be determinative of the issues that arise on a claim, whichever way the application could have been decided; and

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      (c)     an order on an application for disclosure against a person who is not a party is a final order.