Civil Appeal Handbook--ONLINE

Chapters

1. Jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal

2. Standards of Review

3. Leave to Appeal

4. Commencing the Appeal and Prehearing Procedure

5. Relief Pending Appeal

6. Hearing and New Matters Arising on Appeal

7. Post-hearing Matters

Forms

Tables
Case Table
Statutes and Related Material Table
Index

Authors
Caitlin Ohama-Darcus — Murphy Battista LLP, Vancouver
Tom A. Posyniak — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Kayla Strong — Nathanson Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver

Original Author 
Holly A. Brinton — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

About the Authors
Caitlin Ohama-Darcus is associate counsel with Murphy Battista LLP. Her practice focuses exclusively on plaintiff-side class actions and civil sexual assault. She has appeared as counsel in the British Columbia Supreme Court and the British Columbia Court of Appeal, and has assisted with the advancement of matters before all levels of court, including the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. Ms. Ohama-Darcus graduated with a JD from the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia. Prior to entering private practice, she served as a judicial law clerk to the Honourable Justice Kirkpatrick and the Honourable Justice Goepel at the British Columbia Court of Appeal.

Tom Posyniak has a litigation practice at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia. His practice focuses on appeals, and written advocacy more generally. Mr. Posyniak has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia, including often before the Court of Appeal, and has prepared submissions for the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal. Prior to joining Fasken, he clerked for Justice Chiasson and Justice Bennett of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. He has also been a member of the executive of the Appellate Advocacy section of the Canadian Bar Association–BC Branch since 2015. More recently, Mr. Posyniak has served as a referral counsel for Access Pro Bono's Court of Appeal Program.

Kayla Strong is a partner at Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, including trial, appellate and arbitration matters. Ms. Strong has appeared at all levels of court in British Columbia, and in an intervention before the Supreme Court of Canada. Prior to private practice, Ms. Strong clerked with Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. She graduated from the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia as the gold medallist. Ms. Strong is a regular contributor to CLE BC publications and is currently teaching Ethics and Professionalism at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. She previously served as a referral counsel for Access Pro Bono's Court of Appeal Program.