Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE – New Points on Appeal – When Allowed – Question of Law Requiring No Further Evidence

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

A new point may be raised on appeal if: (1) it involves a substantial point of law (substantive or procedural); and (2) no further evidence could have been adduced that would affect the decision. The principle allows pure legal issues to be raised for the…

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