On June 11, 2026, the Court of Appeal released amendments to the General Practice Direction principally concerning electronic file sizes, hyperlinks, and bookmarks and indices. Parties are advised of the following:
- The maximum file size for each file other than a video is 512MiB and 500 pages. If a file exceeds either limit, it must be filed in multiple volumes.
- Hyperlinks between filed materials are not permitted. For example, a party cannot hyperlink from their factum to the appeal book.
- Appeals books, compendiums, exhibit books, motion records, and books of authorities should include both: (i) electronic bookmarks with the tab number and name of each document in the file; and (ii) an index with internal hyperlinks to each document in the file.
The full list of amendments to the General Practice Direction can be found at Appendix A of the Practice Direction.
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