The Employment and Labour Relations Court (Procedure) Rules

Rule 28 of The Employment and Labour Relations Court (Procedure) Rules: Service on a cooperate body

(1) Service on a corporate body may be effected—
(a) on the secretary, director or any other authorized officer of the corporate body; or
(b) where the process server is unable to find any of the officers of the corporate body mentioned
in paragraph (a), by—
(i) leaving the pleadings at a conspicuous place at the registered office of the corporate
body;
(ii) sending the pleadings by registered courier service to the registered office of the
corporate body;
(iii) leaving the pleadings at a conspicuous place where the corporate body carries out
business;
(iv) sending the pleadings by registered post to the last known postal address of the
corporate body if it does not have a registered office or postal address; or
(v) sending the pleadings by electronic mail to the known email address of the corporate
body.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule, a party may, with the leave of the Court, effect
service of process by any other method.
(3) Upon application, the Court may grant leave for service of summons or pleadings upon a party
residing or carrying on business outside the territorial jurisdiction of Kenya.

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Rule 29 — Response to pleadings

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Rule 30 — Notice to third and subsequent parties

(1) Where a respondent claims as against any other person not already a party to the suit (hereinafter called the “third party”)— (a) that the respondent is entitled to contribution or indemnity; or (…

Rule 31 — Undefended suits and formal proof

(1) Where a respondent has failed to enter appearance or file a defence, the claimant may apply to the Court for directions that the matter proceeds to formal proof as an undefended suit. (2) Where a…

Rule 32 — Pleadings generally

(1) Each pleading shall contain page numbers and shall be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively with each allegation being so far as appropriate contained in a separate paragraph. (2) Any dat…

Rule 33 — Objections to pleadings

A party may, by notice, object to a pleading and in that notice, state the grounds of objection except that no objection may be raised to any pleading on the ground of any want of form.

Rule 34 — Amendment of pleadings

A party may amend pleadings before service or before the close of pleadings: Provided that after the close of pleadings, the party may only amend pleadings with the leave of the Court on oral or forma…