The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013
XII (C) TRIAL PROCEEDINGS
59. (1) The quorum for the First Instance Division shall be
three (3) Judges, one of whom shall be the Principal Judge or
Deputy Principal Judge—
Quorum of
the Court
provided that having regard to the public importance of
the matter or to any conflict or other complexity in the
law applicable, the Principal Judge or on application by
any party, the Court may direct such matter to be heard
and determined by a full bench of the Division.
(2) The following interlocutory matters may be dealt
with and determined by a single Judge—
(a)
application for extension of time prescribed by
these Rules;
(b)
application for
notification;
(c)
application for an order for substituted service;
(d)
application for examining serving officer;
(e)
application for leave to amend pleadings;
extension
of
validity
of
(3) A party dissatisfied with a decision of a single
judge may, for sufficient reasons, appeal to the Appellate
Division under these Rules.
60. (1) All proceedings of the Court, including the
pronouncement of the decision of the Court, shall be held in
open Court.
(2) The Court, on application by any party or on its
own motion, may, for sufficient cause, order the proceedings to
be held in camera. The proceedings heard in camera shall be
recorded but shall not be published.
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Proceedings
to be held in
open Court