East African Community Court of Justice Rules of Procedure, 2019. PART E SECTION XXII CASE MANAGEMENT AND RECORDING SYSTEM Use of technology in Court. proceedings. 132. The Court and Parties in every judicial proceeding should as much as is possible use technology to expedite proceedings and make them more efficient and effective. Such technology includes:— (1) an e-filing system for filing and service of documents electronically; (2) digital display devices; (3) real time transcript devices; (4) video and/or audio conferencing; or (5) any other technology approved by the Court. Electronic exchange of documents. 133. (1) Parties may by agreement consider using technology for purposes of information exchange and at trial. (2) In preparing a case for trial the parties are specificallyencouraged to:— (a) exchange electronic versions of documents such as pleadings and statements; (b) consider the use of electronic data at trial in accordance with the Court’s requirements; (c) serve documents electronically through e-mail, instant messaging applications and any other widely used electronic communication service. (3) Where a party serves any pleading or document by electronic means he shall file an affidavit of service explaining the mode of service. (4) Parties can on request accede to copies of Court documents in an electronic format. 74