Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Practice Direction — Vacation Period — Effect on Computation of Time to Appeal

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Practice directions and rules of court cannot override statutory provisions. The statutory period for filing an appeal is fixed by law. Practice directions on vacation periods apply to filing briefs, not to the time for appealing. The principle ensures that statutory rights of appeal are…

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