What is the legal test for extending the time of an appeal?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Conrad v. Dale-Avon Apartments Ltd., 2008 CanLII 9608 (ON SC):
In deciding whether to extend the time, the considerations include: the existence of a bona fide intention to appeal; the length of the delay; the prejudice to the other party and whether it could be compensated by costs; and the merits of the appeal (Joynson v. Williams, [1984] O.J. No. 423 (H.C.J.)).
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