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Factums contain five parts:
#'''Statement of Factsfacts:''' A statement of the facts of the appeal, as the trial judge found them to be.#'''Errors in Judgmentjudgment:''' A statement as to how you think the trial judge erred in law.
#'''Argument:''' Your formal argument, about the law, how the judge applied the law to the facts, and how the judge should have applied the law.
#'''Nature of Order Soughtorder sought:''' A statement of the order you'd like the Court of Appeal to make.#'''List of Authoritiesauthorities:''' A list of the case law you rely on in your argument.
Again, factums are extremely formal, and there are all sorts of rules you must follow in preparing your factum, among which are the following: