The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013 41. (1) A party may by pleading raise any preliminary objection. (2) Where a respondent intends to raise a preliminary objection he shall, before the scheduling conference under Rule 53 of these Rules, give not less than seven (7) days written notice of preliminary objection to the Court and to the other parties of the grounds of that objection. 42. (1) The Court may order a party to supply to any other party better or further particulars of any application, claim, defence or other matter stated in its pleading, and the order may be made on such terms as the Court thinks just. Preliminary Objections in the First Instance Division Particulars of pleadings (2) An order under this Rule shall not be made before the filing of the defence unless the order is necessary or desirable to enable the respondent to plead or for some other special reason. 43. (1) Any allegation of fact made by a party in a pleading shall be deemed to be admitted by the opposite party unless it is denied by the opposing party in the pleading. Admissions and denials (2) A denial may be made either by specific denial or by a statement of non-admission and either expressly or by necessary implication. (3) Every allegation of fact made in a pleading which is not admitted by the opposite party shall be specifically denied by that party; and a general denial or a general statement of nonadmission of such allegation shall not be a sufficient denial. 44. (1) If there is no reply to a response or defence, there is a joinder of issues. (2) Subject to sub-rule (3)— (a) there is, at the close of pleadings, a joinder of issues on the pleading last filed; and 29 Denials by joinder of issues