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5115 Appeals to Supreme Court—notice of contention
(1) A respondent need not file a notice of cross-appeal if the
(a) proposes to contend that a question of fact or law has been
incorrectly decided against the respondent but does not seek to
have the order appealed from set aside or the order amended; or
(b) wants to contend that the order appealed from should be
confirmed on a ground other than the ground relied on by the
court or tribunal that made the order.
(a) file a notice of contention in the Supreme Court not later than 28
days after the day the notice of appeal is served on the
respondent, or not later than any further time allowed by the
Note 1 See approved form 5.6 (Supreme Court—notice of contention)
AF2006-390.
Note 2 Pt 6.2 (Applications in proceedings) applies to an application for
(b) serve a stamped copy of the notice of contention, not later than
7 days after the day the notice of contention is filed, but no later
than 5 days before the day for settling the appeal papers, unless
the Supreme Court otherwise orders, on the following:
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by the order that the respondent seeks; and
(c) give notice to the appellant of the record of evidence or
documents before the court or tribunal relevant to the
respondent’s contention, for inclusion in the appellant’s draft
index of the appeal papers; and
(d) when the appeal papers are being settled, ask the Supreme Court
to include the record of evidence or documents in the appeal
(3) If a party mentioned in subrule (2) (b) (ii) filed a notice of intention
to respond or defence (however described) in the court or tribunal that
made the order appealed from, or otherwise gave the court or tribunal
an address for service (however described), the notice of contention
may be served on the party at the party’s address for service (however
described) in the proceeding in which the order appealed from was
(4) Part 6.8 (Service) applies to this rule as if a reference to an address
subrule (3).
(5) The notice of contention must state—
(a) the contention; and
(b) briefly, but specifically, the grounds relied on in support of the
contention.
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(6) If a respondent is served an amended notice of appeal, the respondent
may—
(a) file an amended notice of contention in the Supreme Court not
later than 14 days after the day the amended notice is served on
the respondent, or not later than any further time allowed by the
Note 1 See approved form 5.6 (Supreme Court—notice of contention)
AF2006-390.
(b) serve on each party mentioned in subrule (2) (b) a stamped copy
of the amended notice of contention, not later than 7 days after
the day the notice of contention is filed, unless the Supreme
Court otherwise orders.
(7) On the hearing of a contention, the respondent making the contention
must not, without the Supreme Court’s leave—
(a) raise any question that is not stated in the notice of contention;
or
contention; or
notice of contention.
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Division 5.3.5 Appeals to Supreme Court—appeal
papers and hearing