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===Court proceedings===
If you are involved in a proceeding before the Court of Appeal, you must read the ''[httphttps://canlii.ca/t/84h4 b96x Court of Appeal Act]'' and the [httphttps://canlii.ca/t/85bg bgkw Court of Appeal Rules]. The act and the rules govern every aspect of an appeal, from starting an appeal to the size and colour of paper you have to use for court documents. (I'm not kidding. The rules even say what kind of font and type size you have to use!) They set out important deadlines and limitations, and say what court forms must be used for which purpose. You also need to have a look at the [https://www.bccourts.ca/court_of_appeal/Practice_and_Procedure/civil_practice_directives_/index.aspx Practice Directives] issued by the Chief Justice, which clarify aspects of the rules of court and describe additional processes and procedures.
While it is possible to represent yourself in the Court of Appeal, and lots of people do, the court requires very strict compliance with its rules and forms. The assistance of a lawyer is highly recommended.
====Procedure====
Appeals of final Supreme Court orders are started by filing discussed in the Helpful Guides & Common Questions section under [[How Do I Appeal a ''Notice of Appeal'' (Form 7) in court, and Final Supreme Court Decision?]]. They must be started within 30 days of the date the order was made. The person who starts an appeal is the ''appellant'', the other parties are ''respondents''. The appellant must serve the Notice of Appeal on all respondents. After being served, a respondent has 15 days to file a ''Notice of Appearance'', and may serve their own''Notice of Cross Appeal'' (Form 8); this , which is only necessary if the respondent also wants to appeal the Supreme Court's order and is asking for different orders than the appellant.
''Interim applications'', applications for temporary orders, can be made in the Court of Appeal by filing a subject to the rules on them being ''Notice of Motionlimited appeal orders'' (Form 6) and serving . Appeals of interim Supreme Court orders are discussed in the Notice on the other partiesHelpful Guides & Common Questions section under [[How Do I Appeal a Interim Supreme Court Decision?]]. Applications are rarely brought to this courtthe Court of Appeal, but when they are, the rules say the hearing of the application must be completed within 30 minutes.
All appeals are based on the evidence before the judge who made the original decision. The Court of Appeal does not hear evidence from witnesses and rarely considers evidence that was not presented to the trial judge. Before an appeal can be heard, the appellant must:
#get transcripts of all of the oral evidence at trial, and transcripts can be hideously expensive to obtain,
#prepare a book an ''appeal record'' with the Notice of Appeal, and all of the documents used as evidence pleadings filed in the Supreme Court proceeding plus the order at trialissue and reasons for judgment, and #prepare a an ''appeal book with '' all of the pleadings filed in the Supreme Court proceedingdocuments used as evidence at trial.
(By "book" I mean that the paper is securely bound in some way. Lawyers often use ''cerlox'' or ''comb binding'', and businesses that provide photocopying services will usually be able to bind paper like this.)
Each side must also prepare a written argument, called a ''factum'', as well as books containing all the statute law and case law they will be relying on in arguing the appeal. The court registry is very particular about how these materials are prepared; read the [httphttps://canlii.ca/t/85bg bgkw Court of Appeal Rules] very carefully!
Applications for leave to appeal, when they are required, are heard by one judge.
====Appeals====
Decisions of the Court of Appeal can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada. However, the Supreme Court of Canada must first grant leave for the appeal to be brought. There is no automatic right to appeal a judgment of the Court of Appeal in a family law dispute. Read the Helpful Guides & Common Questions section under [[How Do I Appeal a Court of Appeal Decision?]].
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