(1) Except as provided by this rule or another rule in this chapter, chapter 2 (Civil proceedings generally) does not apply to an appellate proceeding.
(2) The applied civil rules apply, with any necessary changes, to an appellate proceeding that is a civil proceeding.
(3) In this rule:
"applied civil rules" means the following:
• rule 30 (Who may start and carry on a proceeding)
• rule 72 (Originating process—solicitor's statement about filing)
• division 2.4.3 (Changing parties)
• division 2.4.4 (Included or changed parties—future conduct of proceedings)
• division 2.4.9 (People with a legal disability)
• part 2.9 (Preservation of rights and property)
• part 2.10 (Offers of compromise)
• part 2.16 (Judgment and other orders)
• part 2.17 (Costs)
• division 2.20.2 (Taking of accounts)
• division 2.20.3 (Making of inquiries)
• part 2.21 (Representation by solicitors)
• part 2.22 (Miscellaneous—ch 2).
Note Ch 6 has
provisions applying to all proceedings (see r 6000 (Application—ch 6)).
Note Appeals to the Court of Appeal are dealt with in pt 5.4.