In complex appeals, an appellate court may require parties to identify a limited number of 'best grounds' and impose strict page limits on written submissions, even where the parties have a statutory right to an appeal by way of rehearing. The advantage enjoyed by a trial judge extends beyond demeanour-based credibility to the broader contextual understanding gained from presiding over a very long trial, and parties should not assume that the absence of credibility findings means no deference is owed to the trial judge's findings of fact.
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