Supreme Court Rules 2000
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668 Appeal books
(1) An appeal book is to be printed or produced by a process that gives uniform facsimile pages of clear and legible type.
(2) A copy of the transcript of the proceedings to which an appeal relates that is prepared by photocopying may be contained in the appeal book.
(3) A volume of an appeal book –
(a) is not to be more than 40 millimetres thick; and
(b) if it contains a copy of a transcript prepared by photocopying, is to have every tenth line on each page numbered in the margin; and
(c) is to be fastened or bound in a manner approved by the Principal Registrar.
(4) The title pages of an appeal book are to give –
(a) the full and correct title of the appeal; and
(b) [Rule 668 Subrule (4) amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008] the names of the practitioners for each party and the name of the practitioner who has carriage of the appeal for the appellant and for the respondent; and
(c) each party's address for service.
(5) After the title page of an appeal book there is to be an index containing the following:
(a) a complete list of the documents as settled and witnesses, referring to the appropriate page of the appeal book;
(b) the date of each document and the exhibit mark of any exhibit;
(c) any exhibits arranged in the order in which they have been lettered or numbered.
(6) Each document in an appeal book is to –
(a) be on folio A4 paper of good and durable quality capable of receiving writing in ink; and
(b) [Rule 668 Subrule (6) amended by S.R. 2011, No. 14, Applied:08 Apr 2011] have a margin of 6 millimetres on the left-hand side of each page; and