Appellate Practice Co-chair Emily Musgrave and Associate Caroline Gelinne authored an article in the Boston Bar Journal based on a recent decision in a case about who gets to keep the ring when engaged couples break up, which the court took up on further appellate review (FAR). The article explains the criteria and strategic considerations for seeking FAR in light of this case.

They write, "Given the relative rarity of FAR, those seeking Supreme Judicial Court appellate review should focus their efforts on applying for direct appellate review (DAR) in the first instance, and on highlighting in their application why the case is novel, of constitutional dimension, or ‘of such public interest that justice requires a final determination by the supreme judicial court.’”

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Boston Bar Journal