The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013 SECTION XVII: HEARING OF APPEALS Preliminary objection in the Appellate Division 98. Where a respondent intends to raise a preliminary objection to an appeal or any part of it, he shall, before the scheduling conference under Rule 99 of these Rules, give not less than seven (7) days written notice to the Court and to the other parties to the appeal of the grounds of that objection. Scheduling conference 99. (1) The Appellate Division shall, within fourteen (14) days after the close of pleadings or such other period as the President may direct, hold a scheduling conference to ascertain: (a) points of agreement and disagreement; (b) whether legal argument shall be written or oral, or both; (c) the estimated length of the hearing; (d) any other matters as the Court may deem necessary. (2) If the matter is to proceed to hearing, the Appellate Division shall fix the date for commencement of hearing. (3) In any case where all parties opt to present legal arguments in writing, the Court shall prescribe the time within which the parties shall file their respective written legal arguments and may fix the date on which the parties shall appear before a full Court to deal with any other matter the Court thinks necessary. Presentation of arguments in writing 100. (1) Any party to an appeal who does not intend to appear in person or by advocate at the hearing of the appeal may lodge in the appropriate registry a written statement of his arguments in support of or in opposition to the appeal or the cross-appeal, if any, as the case may be, and shall, before, or within seven (7) days after lodging it, serve a copy of it on the other party or on each other party appearing in person or separately represented. 58