Overview
Appeals are not second trials. They require technical expertise, judgment, restraint, and an exacting command of the record. We identify the legal errors that matter, and develop strategies designed to have the appellate court view the issues through a lens most favourable to our client.
We act in civil, commercial, constitutional, regulatory, and other appeals where the stakes justify careful appellate analysis. We advise on whether an appeal should be brought, resisted, narrowed, or resolved. We prepare leave applications, appeal materials, and oral argument with close attention to the record, the governing law, and the role of the appellate court.
We are often retained where a matter is difficult, consequential, or capable of affecting more than the immediate dispute.
Our appellate experience includes complex matters of public law and government liability, cases involving contempt and statutory interpretation, settlement enforcement and duress, and complex oppression proceedings where the Court of Appeal considered litigation management in multi-party disputes.
Our appellate advocacy is exacting and disciplined. We sharpen the issues, avoid overstatement, and give your position its strongest footing.
