The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013 (2) The respondent shall also serve copies of the notice of cross-appeal or notice of grounds for affirming the decision, as the case may be, on such other parties to the original proceedings as that court may, at any time, on application or of its own motion, direct and within such time as the court may prescribe. Withdrawal of appeal 94. (1) An appellant may at any time after instituting his appeal and before the appeal is called on for hearing lodge in the appropriate registry a written notice that he does not intend further to prosecute the appeal. (2) The appellant shall, within seven (7) days after lodging the notice of withdrawal, serve copies of it on each respondent who has complied with the requirements of Rule 80. (3) If all the parties to the appeal consent to the withdrawal of the appeal, the appellant may lodge in the appropriate registry the document or documents signifying the consent of the parties and thereupon the appeal shall be struck out of the list of pending appeals. (4) If all the parties to the appeal do not consent to the withdrawal of the appeal, the appeal shall stand dismissed with costs, except as against any party who has consented, unless the court, on the application of the appellant, otherwise orders. (5) An application under sub-rule (4) of this Rule shall be made within fourteen (14) days after the lodging of the notice of withdrawal. Rights of respondent when appeal is withdrawn 95. (1) If an appeal is withdrawn under Rule 94 of these Rules after notice of cross-appeal has been given, the respondent who gave the notice may withdraw it within fourteen (14) days after the service on him of the notice of withdrawal. (2) If it is not withdrawn, the cross-appeal shall proceed to hearing, and these Rules shall apply as if the crossappellant were an appellant and the appellant a respondent. 56