East African Community Court of Justice
Rules of Procedure, 2019.
(2) The pages of every document shall be numbered
consecutively and shall be bound in book form.
(3) In all pleadings and all documents annexed thereto,
every tenth line on each page shall be indicated on the right hand
side.
(4) Every pleading shall be divided into paragraphs
numbered consecutively, each allegation being so far as
appropriate contained in a separate paragraph.
(5) Dates, sums and other numbers shall be expressed in
figures and not words.
(6) Every pleading lodged in the Court shall indicate
the address of service of the party making it and be signed by that
party or by the party’s advocate or a person entitled under Rule 19
to represent the party.
(7) Any document submitted to the Court that has been
translated from a language other than the official language of the
Court shall be accompanied by a certificate of translation.
12. The Registrar may reject any document or pleading
which does not comply with the requirements of rule 11,25, 26,
32, 33, 55 or 59.
Rejection of
documents.
13. (1)The Registrar shall not reject any document or
pleading on the ground that it is lodged out of time but shall
mark it”Lodged out of time” and inform the person lodging it
accordingly.
Documents
lodged out
of time.
(2)When a document or pleading is accepted out of time
at a sub-registry, the receiving officer shall inform the Registrar
of that fact promptly.
14. Unless the President directs otherwise, the registry and
all sub-registries of the Court shall be open for the receipt of
documents lodged under the provisions of these Rules between
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. of each working day provided where the
filing is electronic it shall be between 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
15
Hours of
lodging
documents