East African Community Court of Justice Rules of Procedure, 2019. “Judge” means a Judge of the Court serving on theFirst Instance Division or the Appellate Division; “judgment” includes any decision, ruling or order made by the Court; “legal representative” means a person who in law represents the interests of the estate of the deceased party, and where a party sues or is sued in a representative character, the person on whom the estate revolves on the death of the party so suing or being sued; “national Court” means a Court of competent jurisdiction in a Partner State; “national day” means such a day as designated by a Partner State; “notification” means a notice of claim or reference issued by the Court in accordance with sub-rule (1) of rule 28 of these Rules; “official holiday” includes the national days of the Partner States as well as New Year’s Day, Idd el Fitr, Idd el Haj, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Christmas, Boxing Day and the EAC day; “order” means the formal expression of any decision of the Court which is not a decree; “party” means any person who is appearing in any proceedings before the Court as an appellant, applicant, claimant, respondent, third party or intervener; “pleading” means any document lodged by or on behalf of a party relating to a matter before the Court in which the party sets forth or responds to allegations, claims, denials or defences; 10