Federal Courts Rules
Marginal note:Memorandum of fact and law
70 (1) A memorandum of fact and law shall contain, in consecutively numbered paragraphs,
(a) a concise statement of fact, as Part I of the memorandum;
(b) a statement of the points in issue, as Part II of the memorandum;
(c) a concise statement of submissions, as Part III of the memorandum;
(d) a concise statement of the order sought, including any order concerning costs, as Part IV of the memorandum;
(e) a list of the authorities to be referred to, as Part V of the memorandum;
(f) in a proceeding other than an appeal, the provisions of any statutes or regulations cited or relied on that have not been reproduced in another party’s memorandum, as Appendix A to the memorandum; and
(g) in a proceeding other than an appeal, a book of the authorities to be referred to that have not been included in another party’s book of authorities, as Appendix B to the memorandum.
Marginal note:Enactments in both official languages
(2) Extracts of federal statutes and regulations in Appendix A to a memorandum of fact and law shall be reproduced in both official languages.
Marginal note:Appendices
(3) If a memorandum of fact and law is filed in paper copy, the appendices may be bound separately from the memorandum.
Marginal note:Length
(4) Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, a memorandum of fact and law, exclusive of Part V and appendices, shall not exceed 30 pages in length.
- SOR/2002-417, s. 9
- SOR/2015-21, s. 10
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