LAW599
Appellate Practice & Procedure
(McGuire & LeClair)
Prerequisite courses: None, but criminal or civil procedure recommended
Prerequisite for:
Instructor(s): Maureen J McGuire, KC & Brooklyn LeClair
Course credit: 3
Method of presentation: Other
METHOD OF EVALUATION
60% written assignment; 20% moot exercise; 20% class participation
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides students with an overview of the appeals process in Canadian law. Topics covered include: jusisdiction; parties and standing; standards of review; the appeal record/evidence on appeal; written and oral appellate advocacy; appellate relief; and procedural matters relating to appeals.
SPECIAL COMMENTS
This is a practice-focused course and assignments are designed to prepare students for articling.
Course is offered on an alternating schedule, next planned for 2024-25.
Description updated 2024-25. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS (IF ANY):
Sopinka, Gelowitz and Rankin, The Conduct of an Appeal, 5th ed (Markham: Lexis Nexis Canada, 2022) available on Lexis Advance Quicklaw
Other recommended reading will be available online and/or through the law library.