Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Abandonment of Grounds of Appeal — Effect — Where Ground of Appeal Withdrawn or Not Canvassed in Brief

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

A ground of appeal not argued in the appellant's brief is deemed abandoned. Withdrawal of a ground also constitutes abandonment. The court will not consider abandoned grounds. The principle ensures that the appellant presents all arguments in the brief. The respondent need not address abandoned…

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