The Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2009

Appeal notice

29.—(1) An appeal notice must be in made in writing and must—

(a) include the required information;

(b) state with respect to the order or ruling against which the appellant wants to appeal—

(i) the place where the Court Martial was sitting when the order or ruling was made;

(ii) the name of the judge advocate who made the order or ruling; and

(iii) the date on which the order or ruling was made;

(c) attach—

(i) a transcript or note of the order or ruling; and

(ii) any relevant skeleton arguments considered by the judge advocate before making the order or ruling;

(d) state each ground of appeal on which the appellant relies, numbering them consecutively (if there is more than one), concisely outlining each argument in support and identifying any relevant authorities the appellant intends to cite;

(e) include or attach—

(i) an application for permission to appeal;

(ii) any application for an extension of time in which to serve the appeal notice;

(iii) any application for permission to adduce evidence, stating the reasons for the application;

(iv) a list of the names of the persons on whom the appellant has served the appeal notice.

(2) An appeal notice must be signed by the appellant or his legal representative.