Form and contents of case stated
781 Form and contents of case stated
A case stated must—
be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively; and
state the questions to be decided; and
state concisely the facts necessary to enable the Court of Appeal to decide the questions arising or to otherwise hear and decide the questions on the case stated.
On receipt of a case stated, the registrar, if satisfied all parties interested in the case have been served with a copy, must set a date for hearing by the Court of Appeal.
At the hearing of a case stated—
the Court of Appeal and the parties may refer to the whole of a document referred to in the case stated; and
the Court of Appeal may draw any inference from the facts stated in the case.
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