Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE – Leave to Appeal – Duty of Court on Application for Leave – Whether Merits of Grounds to Be Determined

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

On an application for leave to appeal, the court's duty is limited to assessing whether grounds are substantial and arguable—not to determine their merits. The court does not decide whether the grounds will succeed. The threshold is low: are the grounds arguable, not frivolous? The…

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