East African Community Court of Justice
Rules of Procedure, 2019.
94. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (3) of this
rule and to any other rule allowing informal applications, all
applications to the Court shall be by a notice of motion, which
shall state the grounds of the application.
Form of
applications
to the Court
/ Appellate
Division.
(2) A notice of motion shall be in the format provided
for in Form A in the Seventh Schedule to these Rules and shall be
signed by or on behalf of the applicant.
(3) The provisions of this Rule shall not apply:—
(a) to applications made in the course of hearing
which may be made informally; or
(b) to applications made by consent of all parties
which may be made informally by letter.
95.
(1) Every formal application to the Court shall be
supported by one or more affidavits of the applicant or of some
other person having knowledge of the facts in accordance with
Form 3 of the Second Schedule to this Rules.
Supporting
documents.
(2) An applicant may, with the leave of the Court or with
the consent of the other party, lodge one or more supplementary
affidavits, and an application for such leave may be made
informally.
96.
(1) Subject to the provisions of Rule 131, an appeal shall
be instituted by lodging in the appropriate registry, within thirty
(30) days of the date when the notice of appeal was lodged:—
(a)
a memorandum of appeal, in eight (8) copies;
(b) the record of appeal, in eight (8) copies; and
(c) payment of Five hundred United States Dollars
(500 USD) as security for costs of the appeal.
(2) Notwithstanding sub-rule (1)above where an application
for a copy of the proceedings in the First Instance Division has
been made within thirty (30) days of the date of the decision
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Institution of
appeals.