Written Advocacy Handbook – Crafting The Compendium

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- Woodrow Wilson

Appeal Book and Compendium

Under the Rules of Civil Procedure, all appellants are required to file an appeal book and compendium to perfect the appeal. The respondent is also required to file a respondent's compendium.

The contents of the appellant's appeal book and compendium are set out under Rule 61.10(1) and include:

• A table of contents;
• A copy of the notice of appeal and any notice of cross-appeal;
• A copy of the order or decision appealed from as issued and entered;
• A copy of the reasons below;