Rules of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Criminal Matters — 41
Format 41 The brief shall be formatted in compliance with the following rules: Colour (a) The cover page shall be yellow for the appellant, green for the respondent and gray for any other party. Cover page (b) The following shall be indicated on the cover page: (i) the record number in appeal; (ii) the trial court or, where applicable, the Superior Court sitting in appeal, the judicial district, the name of the judge, the date of the judgment and the record number; (iii) the designation of the parties (see s. 19 of these Rules); (iv) the brief heading by reference to the status of the party in appeal (see s. 20 of these Rules); (v) the name and contact information of its author (who signs the attestation) as well as those of counsel for the other parties. If there is insufficient space, the names and contact information of other counsel shall be indicated on the following page. Table of contents (c) The first volume of the brief shall begin with a general table of contents and each subsequent volume shall begin with a table of its contents. Pagination (d) Brief page numbers shall be consecutive and centered at the top of the page. Spacing, typeface and margins (e) The text of the argument shall have at least one and one-half spaces between the lines, except for quotations which shall be single-spaced and indented. The typeface shall be 12-point Arial font for the entire text. Exceptionally, 11-point Arial font may be used for quotations and 10-point Arial font may be used for footnotes. The margins shall be no less than 2.5 cm. Numbering of paragraphs (f) The paragraphs of the argument shall be numbered. Printing (g) The argument and schedule I shall be printed on the left-hand side of the volume, the other schedules shall be printed on both sides. Number of pages (h) Each volume shall be composed of a maximum of 225 sheets. Volumes (i) Each volume shall be numbered on the cover page and its bottom edge. The sequence of pages it contains shall also be printed thereon. Exhibits (j) All exhibits shall be legible. The exhibits shall be reproduced consecutively as they are numbered. Each exhibit shall be reproduced beginning on a new page that includes the exhibit number, date and nature of the exhibit. Photocopies of photographs are permitted only if they are clear. If a handwritten document is illegible, it may be accompanied by a transcription. Depositions (k) Each deposition shall begin on a new page and mention in the title the surname of the witness (in upper case letters), followed by the witness’ given name, age and place of residence (in lower case letters), if these details were provided, as well as the following information in abbreviated form (in parentheses): (i) the status of the party who called the witness; (ii) the stage of the trial (case in chief, defence, rebuttal); (iii) the stage of the examination (examination-inchief, cross-examination, re-examination). The title of each following page shall restate the witness’ name and the information in abbreviated form. “Four-in-one” format (l) Depositions may be reproduced on paper with four pages printed on one page, using 10-point Arial font or its equivalent. The four pages shall contain a maximum of 25 lines, numbered on the left-hand side of the page, and be in vertical sequence. The entire page itself shall have only one title (corresponding to the commencement of the text).