East African Community Court of Justice Rules of Procedure, 2019. SECTION XI PRE-TRIAL PROCEEDINGS 63. (1)The Court shall, within fourteen (14) days after the close of pleadings or such other period as the Principal Judge may direct, hold a Scheduling Conference to ascertain:— (a) points of agreement and disagreement; (b) the possibility of mediation, conciliation or any other form of settlement; (c) whether evidence is to be oral or by affidavit and the time limit within which such affidavits are to be filed and served; (d) whether legal arguments shall be written, oral, or both; (e) consolidation of references, claims and/or applications; (f) the estimated length of the hearing; and (g) any other matters as the Court may deem necessary. (2) Before the Scheduling Conference, the parties shall as much as possible exchange any documents that are to be used and agree on all matters listed in sub-rule (1) before the date fixed for the Scheduling Conference and shall file and serve the same as appropriate. (3) Where the parties cannot agree on all or some of the matters listed under sub-rule (2) above, each party may file its own memorandum of issues. (4) At the Scheduling Conference, the Court shall after reviewing the pleadings and after such examination of the parties as may appear necessary, ascertain upon which material propositions of fact or of law the parties are at variance, and shall thereupon proceed to frame and record the issues on which the decision of the case appears to depend. 39 Scheduling Conference.