C-25.01, r. 0.2.01 - Regulation of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Civil Matters

Section 54 Disposition versions

2022-10-03

54. Format (art. 370 C.C.P.). The brief shall be formatted in compliance with the following rules:

(a)  Colour. The cover page shall be yellow for the appellant, green for the respondent and grey for any other party;

(b)  Cover Page. The following shall be indicated on the cover page:

i.  the record number in appeal;

ii.  the court that rendered the judgment under appeal, the judicial district, the name of the judge, the date of the judgment and the record number;

iii.  the designation of the parties in accordance with section 25 of this regulation;

iv.  the brief heading by reference to the status of the party in appeal; and

v.  the name and contact information of its author as well as those of counsel for the other parties. If there is insufficient space, the names and contact information of other counsel shall be indicated on the following page;

(c)  Table of Contents. The first volume of the brief shall begin with a general table of contents and each subsequent volume shall begin with a table of its contents;

(d)  Pagination. Brief page numbers shall be consecutive and centered at the top of the page;

(e)  Spacing, Typeface and Margins. The text of the argument shall have at least one and one-half spaces between the lines, except for quotations, which shall be single spaced and indented, and the footnotes, which shall be single spaced. The font shall be 12-point Arial for the entire text. Exceptionally, 11 point Arial font may be used for quotations and 10-point Arial font may be used for footnotes. Margins shall be no less than 2.5 cm;

(f)  Numbering of Paragraphs. The paragraphs of the argument shall be numbered;

(g)  Printing. The argument and Schedule I shall be printed on the left hand side of the volume and the other schedules shall be printed on both sides, the whole on paper in letter format (21.5 cm x 28 cm);

(h)  Number of Pages. Each volume shall be composed of a maximum of 225 sheets;

(i)  Volumes. Each volume shall be numbered on the cover page and its bottom edge. The sequence of pages it contains shall also be printed thereon;

(j)  Exhibits. All exhibits reproduced in the brief shall meet the following requirements:

i.  all exhibits shall be reproduced legibly. If a handwritten document is not, it must be accompanied by a typed transcription;

ii.  evidence reproduced on technological media (sound or video recording, for example), must be readable by the tools available to the Court and must be intelligible; when the sound quality of the recording of a statement, conversation or other exchange is poor, it must be accompanied by a typed transcription;

iii.  copies of photographs must be clear; and

iv.  the exhibits shall be reproduced consecutively as they are numbered. Each exhibit shall begin on a new page and mention in the title the number, date and nature of the exhibit;

(k)  Depositions. Each deposition shall begin on a new page and mention in the title the surname of the witness in upper case letters, followed by the witness’ given name in lower case letters as well as the following information in abbreviated form in parentheses:

i.  the status of the party who called the witness;

ii.  the stage of the trial (case in chief, defence, rebuttal) or pre-trial; and

iii.  the stage of the examination (examination-in-chief, cross-examination, re-examination).

The title of each following page shall restate the witness’ name and the information in abbreviated form.

Decision 2022-08-23, s. 54.

Not in force

In force: 2022-10-03

54. Format (art. 370 C.C.P.). The brief shall be formatted in compliance with the following rules:

(a)  Colour. The cover page shall be yellow for the appellant, green for the respondent and grey for any other party;

(b)  Cover Page. The following shall be indicated on the cover page:

i.  the record number in appeal;

ii.  the court that rendered the judgment under appeal, the judicial district, the name of the judge, the date of the judgment and the record number;

iii.  the designation of the parties in accordance with section 25 of this regulation;

iv.  the brief heading by reference to the status of the party in appeal; and

v.  the name and contact information of its author as well as those of counsel for the other parties. If there is insufficient space, the names and contact information of other counsel shall be indicated on the following page;

(c)  Table of Contents. The first volume of the brief shall begin with a general table of contents and each subsequent volume shall begin with a table of its contents;

(d)  Pagination. Brief page numbers shall be consecutive and centered at the top of the page;

(e)  Spacing, Typeface and Margins. The text of the argument shall have at least one and one-half spaces between the lines, except for quotations, which shall be single spaced and indented, and the footnotes, which shall be single spaced. The font shall be 12-point Arial for the entire text. Exceptionally, 11 point Arial font may be used for quotations and 10-point Arial font may be used for footnotes. Margins shall be no less than 2.5 cm;

(f)  Numbering of Paragraphs. The paragraphs of the argument shall be numbered;

(g)  Printing. The argument and Schedule I shall be printed on the left hand side of the volume and the other schedules shall be printed on both sides, the whole on paper in letter format (21.5 cm x 28 cm);

(h)  Number of Pages. Each volume shall be composed of a maximum of 225 sheets;

(i)  Volumes. Each volume shall be numbered on the cover page and its bottom edge. The sequence of pages it contains shall also be printed thereon;

(j)  Exhibits. All exhibits reproduced in the brief shall meet the following requirements:

i.  all exhibits shall be reproduced legibly. If a handwritten document is not, it must be accompanied by a typed transcription;

ii.  evidence reproduced on technological media (sound or video recording, for example), must be readable by the tools available to the Court and must be intelligible; when the sound quality of the recording of a statement, conversation or other exchange is poor, it must be accompanied by a typed transcription;

iii.  copies of photographs must be clear; and

iv.  the exhibits shall be reproduced consecutively as they are numbered. Each exhibit shall begin on a new page and mention in the title the number, date and nature of the exhibit;

(k)  Depositions. Each deposition shall begin on a new page and mention in the title the surname of the witness in upper case letters, followed by the witness’ given name in lower case letters as well as the following information in abbreviated form in parentheses:

i.  the status of the party who called the witness;

ii.  the stage of the trial (case in chief, defence, rebuttal) or pre-trial; and

iii.  the stage of the examination (examination-in-chief, cross-examination, re-examination).

The title of each following page shall restate the witness’ name and the information in abbreviated form.

Decision 2022-08-23, s. 54.