28Preparation of appeal papers

28 Preparation of appeal papers

(1) The title page of the appeal papers shall give the title of the proceeding, including the title of the court from which the appeal is brought, and the names of the solicitors or authorised representatives for each party and their addresses for service.

(2) After the title page there shall be an index of the documents comprising the appeal papers and showing the date and page number of each document.

(3) The appeal papers shall be paginated and the documents arranged as follows:

(a) Process and pleading.

(b) Evidence, oral or affidavit.

(c) Testimony taken on commission or before an examiner and put in or used as evidence.

(d) Exhibits. Arranged in the order in which they have been lettered or numbered as exhibits in the court below.

(e) The reasons for decisions )

of the tribunal or board. ) If the court or judge

(f) The formal decision of ) below was hearing

the tribunal or board. ) an appeal from a

(g) The notice of appeal, if ) tribunal or board

any, to the court below. )

(h) The reasons for judgment of the court below.

(i) The formal judgment or order of the court below.

(j) The notice of appeal.

(k) Any notice of cross-appeal or notice of contention.

(l) The Certificate required by subrule (6).

(4) The date and a short description of the nature of each document shall precede it, but formal headings shall not be printed or copied, and jurats, formal identification of exhibits and the like shall be omitted.

(5) Interrogatories and answers and affidavits of documents shall not be copied except so far as they were put in evidence.

(6) A copy of the appeal papers shall be filed in the Registry with a certificate by the parties or their solicitors or authorised representatives that it has been examined and is correct.

(7) The appeal papers need not be in bound and printed form but shall be clear and legible and securely fastened.

(8) The appeal papers shall be prepared to the satisfaction of the Registrar.

(9) The requirements of this rule shall be subject to any direction which may be given by the Court or a Judge.

(10) The appellant shall file such number of copies of the appeal papers as the Registrar directs pursuant to paragraph 27 (c).