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If you are not granted leave to appeal

If your application for leave to appeal is denied, you may bring an application to vary that decision not more than 7 days after the order was made (see Rule 62). Your application to vary the order will be heard by a division of the court (three Court of Appeal justices). This is called “a review”.

A review is not a new hearing of your application – much like an appeal, you will not get to re-argue why you should be granted leave to appeal. Instead, you will need to show that the judge who denied your application for leave made a mistake in law or misunderstood an important fact.

How to apply to vary an order

1. Not more than 7 days after the date the chambers judge made the order denying your application for leave to appeal you must:
   1. Obtain a hearing date from the registry for your application to vary the judge’s order. It is a good idea to communicate with the other parties first to find a date that works for everyone.
   2. Prepare a notice of application to vary an order of a justice (Form 8).
   3. File the notice of application.
   4. Pay the court filing fee when you file your application.
   5. Serve a copy of the notice of application on each respondent.

2. Not more than 14 days after filing the notice of application you must:
   1. Prepare an application book using the paper or e-filing completion instructions for application books to vary or cancel an order.
   2. File the application book.
   3. Serve a copy of the filed application book on each respondent.

If the respondent(s) wish to respond to your application, they must file and serve a response book prepared using the completion instructions not more than 7 days after being served with your application book.