LAW599
Appellate Practice & Procedure
(McGuire & LeClair)
Prerequisite courses: None, but criminal or civil procedure recommended
Prerequisite for:
Instructor(s): Justice Maureen McGuire & Brooklyn LeClair
Course credit: 3
Method of presentation: Other
Teamwork: No
METHOD OF EVALUATION
60% written assignments; 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: jurisdiction; parties and standing; standards of review; the appeal record and 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.
While no teamwork is required, students are asked to work in groups for in-class exercises, which are not graded. They are also expected to work cooperatively (although independently) for the moot exercise. All work is graded independently.
This course is offered on an alternating schedule, next planned for 2026-27.
Description updated 2026-27. 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: LexisNExis Canada, 2022) – available online through Lexis Advance Quicklaw.
Other recommended reading will be available online and/or through the law library.