Federal Courts Rules

Marginal note:Appearance or cross-appeal

• 341 (1) A respondent who intends to participate in an appeal shall, within 10 days after service of the notice of appeal, serve and file

  • (a) a notice of appearance in Form 341A; or

  • (b) where the respondent seeks a different disposition of the order appealed from, a notice of cross-appeal in Form 341B.

• Marginal note:Content of notice of cross-appeal

  (2) A notice of cross-appeal shall set out

  • (a) a precise statement of the relief sought; and

  • (b) a complete and concise statement of the grounds intended to be argued, including a reference to any statutory provision or rule to be relied on.

• Marginal note:Leave for late cross-appeal

  (3) Where a respondent has not filed a notice of cross-appeal under subsection (1), the cross-appeal may not be heard without leave of the Court.