Well drafted grounds of appeal and concise outlines of argument would greatly assist the judge considering whether to grant leave. Practitioners were required to summarise the facts and outline their arguments concisely. Well drafted grounds of appeal assisted the single judge when considering leave and served to shorten any hearing before the full court. Ill prepared and prolix documents necessarily led to wasted time spent on preparation and unnecessarily protracted hearings.
Citations:
Times 16-Oct-2008, CA 08-Oct-2008
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Practice
Updated: 26 August 2022; Ref: scu.280412