Order 20 Court Of Appeal Rules 2021

Order 20 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2021 is about Electronic Filing. It contains the following rules:

Order 20 Rule 1 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Electronic Filing System of the Court

There shall be established a 24-hour electronic filing system in the Registry of the Court, functional in all the Judicial Division of the Court, for the electronic filing of Court processes and documents by parties.

Order 20 Rule 2 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Electronic Filing Unit in every Judicial Division

There shall be established an electronic filing unit in the Registry of every Judicial Division of the Court with the responsibility of administering the electronic filing system of the Court and the management of processes and documents electronically transmitted to the Court through the Court’s electronic filing system.

Order 20 Rule 3 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Electronic Filing after 2pm

Subject to Order 3 Rule 10, where a process is filed through he filing portal of the electronic filing system of the Court after 2pm on any working day, it shall be deemed to have been filed on the next Working day.

Order 20 Rule 4 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Fees

(1) The electronic filing system of the Court shall assess the fees payable for every process sought to be filed and upon payment of the relevant fees, the system shall generate a receipt of payment.

(2) An electronically filed process shall be deemed as filed upon the payment of the relevant fees

Order 20 Rule 5 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Manual and Electronic Filing of Processes

An electronic filing system shall run parallel with the existing manual filing procedure in these Rules until such time as the President directs otherwise. 

Order 20 Rule 6 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Electronic Sealing of Documents

The Registrar in charge of the electronic filing unit in the Registry of the Court shall electronically seal and date every document filed through the electronic filing system.

Order 20 Rule 7 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Electronic Files for Appeal

The electronic filing unit of the Registry of the Court shall create an electronic file for each appeal filed in the Court. Every electronically filed process and document in each appeal shall be uploaded and stored for access by the Justices and the processes filed in an appeal shall be duly served on the parties to the appeal.

Order 20 Rule 8 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Electronic Signature

An electronic signature shall constitute the parties’ signature on every electronically filed process.

Order 20 Rule 9 Court of Appeal Rules 2021 – Practice Direction for Electronic Filing

The President shall periodically issue Practice Directions to provide for the manner and form of electronically filing of process and the administration of the electronic filing system of the Court.