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===Appeal basics=== | ===Appeal basics=== | ||
The decision | The judge's decision at the trial can be challenged to a higher court. A decision of the Provincial Court is appealed to the Supreme Court, and a decision of the Supreme Court is appealed to the Court of Appeal. Decisions of the Court of Appeal can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, but only if the court agrees to hear the appeal. | ||
An appeal is not a chance to have a new trial, introduce new evidence or call additional witnesses. You don't get to appeal a decision just because you're unhappy with how things turned out. Appeals generally only concern whether the judge used the right law and applied the law correctly. This is what the Court of Appeal said about the nature of appeals in the 2011 case of [http://canlii.ca/t/flgwf ''Basic v. Strata Plan LMS 0304''], 2011 BCCA 231: | An appeal is not a chance to have a new trial, introduce new evidence or call additional witnesses. You don't get to appeal a decision just because you're unhappy with how things turned out. Appeals generally only concern whether the judge used the right law and applied the law correctly. This is what the Court of Appeal said about the nature of appeals in the 2011 case of [http://canlii.ca/t/flgwf ''Basic v. Strata Plan LMS 0304''], 2011 BCCA 231: | ||