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Atitude of the appellate courts to a defective brief
Attitude of appellate courts to lengthy briefs
Attitude of the court to a faulty and inelegant brief
Attributes of a good brief
Consequence of failure of the appellant to file his brief
Content and format of a brief of argument
Distinction between the formal validity and the essential validity of a brief
Duty of counsel when filing brief of argument
Duty of respondent in brief writing
Effect of a brief field before a notice of appeal is filed
Effect of a brief filed out of time without an application for enlargement of time to regularise it
Effect of a brief of argument filed by a party out of time and without extension of time sought and obtained
Effect of a brief of argument that is too brief
Effect of a brief of argument without issues for determination
Effect of a paragraph in a brief of argument not supporting the issues for determination in an electoral matter
Effect of an opponent failing or neglecting to counter an argument or issue validly raised in the brief of argument or during oral presentation
Effect of arguing an issue in the brief without pleading it
Effect of arguing competent and non-competent grounds of appeal
Effect of arguments not covered by the issues for determination and grounds of appeal
Effect of failure by a party to respond to an issue in a brief of argument
Effect of failure of Respondent to identify issues from the Appellant's brief
Effect of failure of the appellant to file a brief before the hearing date
Effect of failure to counter any argument or issue validly raised in the brief of argument
Effect of failure to file a brief of argument
Effect of failure to properly sign a brief of argument
Effect of repeating the arguments made at the lower court
Effect of repetition of brief of argument
Effect of striking out the respondent brief on the reply brief
Effect of the rules of court setting the period for filing briefs
Importance of a brief of argument
Importance of briefs of argument
Meaning and purpose of a supplementary brief
Meaning of a brief
Meaning of an appellate brief
Need for counsel to comply with the provision of the rules relating to font to be used in briefs
Need for counsel to file a coherent brief
Need for issues in a brief of argument to arise from the ratio decidendi in a judgment
Need for issues raised in the brief of argument to be distilled from the grounds of appeal
Need for the argument of an appeal against a decision to refer to the decision being argued against
Order of filing briefs
Presumption that an appellant who fails to file his brief of argument has abandoned the appeal
Purpose of brief writing
Purpose of filing a brief
The basis for arguments in a brief
The main function of a brief of argument
The principle that a party who fails to reply to arguments in briefs is deemed to have conceded the opponent's submission
The principle that an appellant will succeed on the strength of his case
The principle that arguments in a Brief filed at the appellate court must be based on the issues formulated, as derived from the grounds of appeal
The propriety of arguing grounds of appeal in a brief of argument
The propriety of raising preliminary objection in the brief of argument without adequate notice
The purpose of a written brief
The rule that a brief of argument should not contain academic issues
The rule that arguments in the brief of argument must be with reference to the issues for determination
The rule that parties are bound by their briefs of argument
What a brief of argument entails
What are the contents of a brief of argument?
What is a brief of argument?
What legal practitioners must bear in mind when drafting grounds of appeal and briefs of argument
What the rules require of a brief of argument
When an appellate will need to file a motion for extension of time to file brief
Whether a brief can take the place of evidence
Whether a brief of argument can contain grounds of appeal
Whether a brief of argument should contain arguments on an interlocutory application
Whether a brief of argument will be discountenanced by the court for exceeding the stipulated number of pages
Whether a brief should contain elaborate reproduction of the party's pleadings at the lower court
Whether a corporation can prepare a brief of argument
Whether a counsel can argue a brief prepared by a layman
Whether a counsel can include in the brief any facts which do not form part of the evidence before the trial court
Whether a counsel can use his brief of argument to run down Judges
Whether a document can be annexed or exhibited in a brief
Whether a faulty or inelegant brief is no brief
Whether a party can complain of the opposing party's brief of argument at the Supreme Court
Whether a party can put forward a new argument on a matter which was before the lower court
Whether a party will be allowed to withdraw his brief of argument and file a fresh brief of argument in order to bring out fully the issues for determination between the parties
Whether an additional brief filed by a party to an appeal is admissible as part of the original brief
Whether an appeal court will entertain argument in a brief which does not form part of the grounds of appeal
Whether an appeal dismissed for failure to transmit the records of appeal can be relisted
Whether an appeal will be dismissed on the ground that the appellant filed an inelegant brief
Whether an appellant can refer to submissions and cases cited not in his brief but in his written address filed at the lower court
Whether an appellate court will consider arguments not predicated on valid issues distilled from the grounds of appeal
Whether an inelegantly drafted brief can be struck out
Whether an inelegantly drafted brief will be discountenanced by the court
Whether an order of dismissal for want of prosecution can be imposed as sanction for filing a brief which the court considers not strictly in the form ordered by the Rules
Whether briefs of arguments can be filed in a reference to the Court of Appeal
Whether counsel is allowed to adduce evidence in a brief
Whether evidence can be given in a brief
Whether failure of a party to respond to the opponent's brief of argument deters the court from considering the alleged breach of that party's rights
Whether failure to respond to the argument raised in the other party's brief makes the argument correct
Whether failure to the appellate court to advert to the written brief filed is a substantial irregularity
Whether length of briefs determine the success of an appeal
Whether parties are bound by the issues contained in their brief of argument
Whether parties should file joint briefs where their interests are in conflict
Whether repetition of the same arguments will lead to same being struck out
Whether the appellant can complain in the Supreme Court about the lateness of a brief of argument filed in the Court of Appeal
Whether the court can order the filing of briefs
whether the court can suo motu resolve any inconsistencies in a brief of argument
Whether the fact that the respondent's brief has been discountenanced automatically entitles the appellant to judgment
Whether the failure of the respondent to file a respondent brief automatically entitles the appellant to judgment
Whether the failure of the respondent to submit a written brief derogates from the court's primary function of deciding the appeal on the basis of the record of appeal
Whether the filing of supplementary brief is allowed in an appeal
Whether the filing of written briefs is a curtailment of the appellate court's power to invite parties to make oral submissions
Whether the issue of jurisdiction can be raised in the brief of argument
Whether under the Supreme Court Rules there is anything known as "Complainants/Appellant's" Brief
Whether wrongly stating the date of judgment appealed against in the brief of argument affects the validity of the appeal
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