Legislation

Practice Directions

Here is a listing of all legislation in the section Practice Directions.

LegislationPurpose
Practice Direction 1 of 1996 Practice Direction 1 of 1996 Download
Practice Note - No. 2 of 1996 Click the icon to view this document Cancun Airport Download
Practice Note - No. 1 of 1997 Download
Practice Note - No. 2 of 1997 Download
Practice Note - No. 3 of 1997 Download
Practice Note - No. 1 of 1998 Download
Practice Note - No. 1 of 1999 Download
Practice Note No. 1 of 2015 Counsel and Attorneys are advised that transcripts of proceedings in the Court of Appeal may be obtained upon request, however, there is no entitlement to such transcripts either under the Court of Appeal Act, or the Court of Appeal Rules 2005. Download
Practice Direction No 1 of 2015 Transcripts Download
Practice Direction No. 2 of 2015 Affidavit of Compliance Download
Practice Direction 3 of 2015 Supplemental Record of Appeal Download
Practice Direction No. 1 of 2020 Operation of the Court of Appeal during the COVID-19 Pandemic Download
Practice Direction No. 1 of 2021 Modified Operation of the Court of Appeal - Amendment to the Court of Appeal Rules Download
Practice Direction No. 1 of 2025 Hybrid Operation of the Court of Appeal as of June 2025 Download
Practice Direction No. 2 of 2025 Written Submissions for use at hearings before the Court of Appeal Download
Practice Direction No. 3 of 2025 Non-Compliance with the period specified in any order or direction of the Court for the filing of written submissions will require a formal extension of time application to be made pursuant to Rule 9(1)(b) of the Court of Appeal Rules, 2005 Download
Practice Direction No. 1 of 2026 Settling of the Record Constitutional Criminal Appeals Download
Practice Direction No. 2 of 2026 Application for the reopening of concluded appeals Download

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