Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Brief Writing — Effect of Failure to File Respondent’s Brief — Hearing on Appellant’s Brief Alone

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Failure to file a respondent's brief does not prevent the appeal from being heard on the appellant's brief alone. The principle applies to appellate practice.

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