the response within fifteen (15) days from 6 December 2012. The Registry sent the Order to PALU by electronic mail on 12 December 2012 then served PALU with the Order by a letter dated 13 December 2012. 28. On 16 May 2013, PALU filed the Applicant's Rejoinder to the Response. dated 15 May 2013. By a letter dated 17 May 2013, the Registrar served the Rejoinder on the Respondent. 29. On 13 June 2013, the Registry received a Note Verbale from the Respondent dated 12 June 2013 in which the Respondent stated that the Applicant's Rejoinder was filed out of time and contrary to the Order of the Court of 5 December 2012 since it had been filed after the fifteen (15) days granted for the same commencing 6 December 2012 and without any support from the Rules. The Respondent pleaded for the Rejoinder to be dismissed or that it would counter the Rejoinder accordingly. 30. By a letter dated 24 June 2013, the Respondent was informed that at its 29th Ordinary Session, the Court decided that the Applicant's Rejoinder had been properly filed and that the Respondent was further requested to respond thereto within thirty (30) days, if it so wished 31. By a letter dated 23 July 2013, the Registrar notified the Parties of the hearing of the Application on 26 and 27 September 2013 and provided them with the issues that they would expected to make submissions on, as well as Persons Appearing at the Hearing on 24 to 27 September 2013. The Parties were also required to indicate the number of witnesses they intended to call as well as the time they will require for their evidence in chief. 32. On 2 August 2013, the Registry received the Respondent's Response to the Applicant's Rejoinder. This Response was dated 25 July 2013. 33. By a letter to the Parties dated 12 August 2013, the Registrar requested that they indicate their availability for the hearing by 31 August 2013. 34. By a letter dated 22 August 2013, the Respondent advised the Registry that it will send the list of witnesses it intends to call in due course and also tendered the correct names of its representatives. 35. By separate letters dated 3 September 2013, the Parties were reminded to send their lists of witnesses and/or experts by 9 September 2013. 36. Counsel for the Applicant, PALU sent the Applicant's list of witnesses by a letter dated 9 September 2013 and the Respondent sent its list of witnesses by a letter dated 10 September 2013. 37. By two notices dated 18 and 19 September 2013, the Registrar notified the parties of the hearing of the application on 25 to 27 September 2013. 38. By a letter dated 19 September 2013, the Respondent informed the Registrar that it, being guided by the letter of the Registrar of 23 July 2013, had set aside 26 and 27 September 2013 for the hearing. The Respondent proposed that the scheduled hearing be only on the preliminary objections and that the hearing on the merits be set down for March 2014. By a letter dated 20 September 2013 and copied to the Applicant, the Registrar replied to this letter clarifying that despite the guidance provided by the letter dated 23 July 2013 and its attachments notifying the parties of the hearing being for 24-27 and 26 to 27 September 2013, respectively, the prevailing interpretation was that the hearing was for 24-27 September 2013 and that in any event, there would be no problem posed regarding the Respondent's witnesses' attendance at the hearing since their testimony was scheduled for 26 and 27 September 2013. 39. On 23 September 2013, the Applicant informed the Registrar of the substitution of his expert witness with another expert witness. 40. Also on 23 September 2013, the Respondent informed the Court of the death of Mr. Dixon N Ntimbwa who was the Lead Counsel for the Respondent in preparing the defence to the Application. By a letter of the same date, the Registrar acknowledged receipt of the Respondent's thereto, forwarded it to PALU. This letter informed the parties that, in view of this, theoCourt had decided that the matter be adjourned untilfurther notice. 41. On 24 September 2013, the Applicant's representative sent an electronic mail acknowledging receipt of the letter of the Registry dated 23 September 2013 regarding the death of Mr. Ntimbwa and that the hearing has been postponed until further notice. 42. By a notice dated 11 October 2013, the Registrar informed the Parties that the hearing was set down for 2 to 4 December 2013. 43. By separate letters dated 17 October 2013, the Registrar requested the Parties to confirm whether they will maintain the same list of witnesses and to indicate the issues in respect of which each witnesses ' testimony will cover, bearing in mind the issues that the Court had directed, through the Registrar's letter dated 23 July 2013, it wishes to hear testimony on. 5