East African Community Court of Justice Rules of Procedure, 2019. (2) An appeal shall not be incompetent by reason only that the respondent was dead at the time when it was instituted but the Court shall on the application of any interested person cause the legal representative of the deceased to be made a party in the place of the deceased (4) An appeal shall not be instituted in the name of a person who is dead or has ceased to exist but may be instituted in the name of his or its legal representative. SECTION XVIII HEARING OF APPEALS Preliminary objections. 109. (1) Where a respondent intends to raise a preliminaryobjection to an appeal he shall, before the Scheduling Conference under Rule 110 of these Rules, give not less than seven (7) days written notice to the Court and to the other parties to the appeal of the grounds of that objection. (2) Nothing in sub-rule (1) shall prevent the Court for sufficient reason from entertaining a preliminary objection otherwise raised. Scheduling Conference. 110. (1) When the appeal is ready for hearing and before it is scheduled for hearing, the Court shall hold a Scheduling Conference to ascertain:— (a) points of agreement and disagreement; (b) whether legal arguments shall be written or oral, or both; (c) the estimated length of the hearing; (d) consolidation of appeals; (e) any other matters as the Court may deem necessary. (2) Before the Scheduling Conference, the parties shall as far as practicable exchange any documents that are to be relied 64