Order 10 Court Of Appeal Rules 2021

Order 10 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2021 is about Notice of Preliminary Objection. It contains the following rules:

Order 10 Rule 1 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Filing of preliminary objection (Form 11)

A Respondent intending to rely upon a preliminary objection to the hearing of the appeal, shall give the Appellant three clear days notice thereof before the hearing, setting out the grounds of objection, and shall file such notice together with ten hard/physical copies and an electronic copy thereof with the Registry within the same time. The preliminary object shall be argued in the respondent’s brief of argument.

Order 10 Rule 2 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Matters exempted from objection

No objection shall be taken on the hearing of an appeal on the ground that the amount fixed by the Registrar of the lower court under Order 8 Rule 2(b) of these Rules were incorrectly assessed.

Order 10 Rule 3 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Effect of Non- Compliance

Where the Respondent fails to comply with this Order, the Court may refuse to entertain the objection or may adjourn the hearing thereof at the costs of the Respondent or may make such other order as it thinks fit.