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5857 Written cases—form
(1) The written case of a party must—
(a) have a title that includes the title of the proceeding; and
(b) identify the party; and
(c) have consecutively numbered paragraphs; and
(d) state the issues; and
(e) state the argument to be made on each issue, mentioning the
steps in the argument and any authority, legislation or finding of
fact to be relied on for each step; and
(f) if there is to be a challenge to any of the findings of fact of the
entity appealed from, state—
(i) the claimed error (including any failure to make a finding
of fact); and
(ii) the reasons why the party considers the finding was an
error; and
(iii) the finding that the party considers should have been made;
and
(g) include a chronology of the facts; and
(h) include a list of authorities, legislation and texts relied on by the
party that identifies them in accordance with rule 5139 (3)
(Appeals to Supreme Court—list of authorities, legislation and
texts).
(2) If the written case relies on a matter in another document, a copy of
the document must accompany the case and the case must—
(a) for a document mentioned in subrule (1) (h)—identify the
document as mentioned in that paragraph; and
(b) for a transcript—identify the relevant parts by page and line; and
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(c) for other documents—if relevant, identify the page of the
document relied on.
(3) A written case must be—
(a) clear and legible; and
(b) if filed in paper form—securely fastened but need not be bound.