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===Filing your factum=== | ===Filing your factum=== | ||
You have 30 days from the time you filed your Appeal Record to file your factum. A factum, which is to be prepared in Form 10 of the Court of Appeal forms, is your written argument as to why the appeal court should make the order you want. | You have 30 days from the time you filed your Appeal Record to file your factum. A factum, which is to be prepared in Form 10 of the Court of Appeal forms, is your written argument as to why the appeal court should make the order you want. See the Court of Appeal's website for handy MS Word templates of [https://www.bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appeal/practice_and_procedure/Forms/CA12345_factum_appellant_Final.dotx Form 10 Appellant's Factum] or [https://www.bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appeal/practice_and_procedure/Forms/CA12345_factum_respondent_Final.dotx Form 10 Respondent's Factum]. Using these templates might be easier than preparing a Form 10 on your own from scratch. | ||
Factums contain seven parts: | Factums contain seven parts: | ||
#'''Index''' | #'''Index:''' Listing each part and its page number. | ||
#'''Chronology''' | #'''Chronology:''' A brief, point-form list or table of critical events that are relevant to the issue on appeal | ||
#'''Opening Statement''' | #'''Opening Statement:''' A concise, one-page statement identifying yourself (as appellant or respondent), the lower court being appealed from, the result of the case before, and the essential point of the appeal (why it should succeed or fail). | ||
#'''Statement of facts:''' A statement of the facts of the appeal, as the trial judge found them to be. | #'''Statement of facts:''' A statement of the facts of the appeal, as the trial judge found them to be. | ||
#'''Errors in judgment:''' A statement as to how you think the trial judge erred in law. | #'''Errors in judgment:''' A statement as to how you think the trial judge erred in law. | ||