The Court asks parties
preparing factums of submissions to limit parallel citations to two, beginning with the neutral citation when available (s. 3) and to omit useless terms or information in certain circumstances (ss.
They all joined law firms, and while they wouldn't appear as advocates, they have provided advice to
those preparing factums.
He advised counsel to also not waste time on generalities, nor should they be put off by vigorous questioning: «We didn't interrupt you when you were
preparing your factum.
Not exact matches
Wool and cotton tapestry woven by flanders tapestries from files
prepared at
factum arte.
Writing academic articles on complex legal topics won't necessarily
prepare you forthe days when you'll need to draft a
factum in a succinct and straightforward manner.
Nor am I sure about how copyright law applies to SCC
factums, though I suppose that the fair dealing and research exceptions would apply, if courts weren't
prepared to find that submitting documents in litigation transferred copyright to the court in question and, hence, the Crown.
A large application record was
prepared, including evidence from expert witnesses; there were 6 days of cross-examinations; and an 80 - page
factum was filed in support of the application.
The cost of
preparing the notice of motion, affidavit, and
factum is usually between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000.
In substance, I don't see any difference between
preparing a pleading (including a
factum) filed in court that some layer then copies, or writing an article for a legal journal that tells some lawyer exactly how his or her argument should be made, even if it doesn't contain the exact words.
Research for the purpose of advising clients, giving opinions, arguing cases,
preparing briefs and
factums is «research».