sec.775Effect of failure to prosecute appeal

### sec.775 Effect of failure to prosecute appeal If the appellant fails to comply with any step required under these rules or a practice direction, including a practice direction about filing or serving an outline of argument, the Court of Appeal may, at or before the hearing of the appeal and of its own initiative or on an application by a respondent, dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. Subrule (1) applies unless an Act otherwise provides. (sec.775-ssec.1) If the appellant fails to comply with any step required under these rules or a practice direction, including a practice direction about filing or serving an outline of argument, the Court of Appeal may, at or before the hearing of the appeal and of its own initiative or on an application by a respondent, dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. (sec.775-ssec.2) Subrule (1) applies unless an Act otherwise provides.