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Memorandum of fact and law submitted for filing not complying with Federal Courts Rules, SOR/98-106, r. 65(b) because using type smaller than 12 point—Purpose of r. 65(b) to ensure Court documents can be read easily, and in case of memorandum of fact and law, to deter parties from attempting to avoid 30-page limitation in r. 70(4)—Appropriate to seek leave to file lengthier memorandum of fact and law, not to reduce size of type—Memorandum herein likely to exceed 30 pages if type of prescribed size—Registry directed not to file memorandum of fact, law.

Lebrasseur v. Canada (A-401-06, 2007 FCA 148, Sharlow J.A., order dated 12/4/07, 2 pp.)

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