Order 41 FCT (Civil Procedure) Rules 2025

Order 41 of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2025 is about Fast Track Proceedings. It contains the following rules:

1. The Chief Judge shall designate such number of Judges as
   he may deem fit, to hear and determine actions designated
   as Fast Track under this Order.
2. Subject to Rule 3 of this Order, Fast Track proceedings shall
   be applicable only to the following causes and actions;
   (a) Banker/ customer transactions;
   (b) Commercial transactions;
3. The substantive monetary claim in actions under this
   Order shall not be less than One Hundred Million Naira.

4. Subject to Order 2 of these Rules, a claimant or a defendant
   shall present his originating process accompanied with a
   duly completed application form as in Forms 27, 28, 29, 30
   designated in that regard to place the cause or matter under
   the Fast Track procedure.
5. Proceedings under this Order shall be conducted
   expeditiously and as scheduled by the Court and the Court
   shall adopt an effective case management procedure
   subject to the following;
   (a) Amendment of processes shall not be entertained after
   commencement of trial.

(b) Adjournments shall not be granted except in
compelling circumstances.
(c) Each party shall file and serve his final address within a
period of seven (7) days; and the reply shall be filed and
served within five (5) days.
(d) Final addresses shall be deemed adopted in the absence
of parties.

6. Any application for extension of time to file any process
   under this Order shall attract a penalty of Two Thousand
   Naira (N2,000.00) per day.
7. All causes under this Order shall attract a non-refundable
   Fast Track fee of Five Hundred Thousand Naira
   (N500,000.00) only.

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