East African Community Court of Justice Rules of Procedure, 2019. SECTION XX CASE STATED Preliminary rulings. 126. (1) A request by a national court or tribunal of a Partner State concerning the interpretation or application of the provisions of the Treaty or the validity of any regulation, directive, decision or action of the Community pursuant to Article 34 of the Treaty shall be lodged in the Court by way of a case stated, in accordance with the procedure set forth in the Sixth Schedule of these Rules. (2) A case stated shall specify the question raised and the issues to be determined. (3) The Court, as soon as it has reached a decision shall, communicate it to the national court or tribunal concerned. PART D SECTION XXI COSTS Costs. 127. (1) Costs in any proceedings shall follow the event unless the Court shall for good reasons otherwise order. (2) If it appears to the Court that costs have been incurred improperly or without reasonable cause by reason of any misconduct or default of the party and/or advocate, the Court may call on the advocate by whom such costs have been so incurred to show cause why such costs should not be borne by the advocate personally, and thereupon may make such order as the justice of the case requires. Assessment of costs 128. (1) When the Court makes an order for costs it may assess the same or direct the costs to be taxed and any order in which amount is not assessed, shall operate as a direction that the costs be taxed. (2) For the purpose of execution for costs, a certificate of taxation and the order directing taxation shall be appended to the execution order. 72