"Tackling Appeals" - FULLY BOOKED

CPD (Continuing Professional Development)

FULLY BOOKED

Resource Person:  Mr Eddy Balancy (Former Chief Justice)

 Lecture Outline             

1. Meaning of "appeal"  - Difference between appeal and review - Limited scope of appeal to Judicial Committee : applying for leave to appeal to the Judicial Committee.
2. Applying for appeal / additional ground(s) to be heard outside prescribed delay.
3. Drafting grounds of appeal - Avoiding the "time trap": proper time for preparation of appeal to ensure proper formulation of grounds of appeal - Focusing on what is wrong in the impugned decision or in the approach adopted in reaching that decision - Drawing the line between sufficient precision and undue argumentation - Avoiding raising too many issues in a ground of appeal (notably by tabulation). 
4. Preparing skeleton arguments/written submissions. 
5. Oral submissions : striving for effectiveness. 

Target Audience: Law Practitioners 

Delivery mode : face to face (at the seat of the IJLS)

Seats available : 50 maximum

Experience Level:

All

Group:

Law Practitioners & Legal Officers