The Employment and Labour Relations Court (Procedure) Rules

Rule 32 of The Employment and Labour Relations Court (Procedure) Rules: 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 dates, sums or other numbers contained in pleadings shall be expressed in figures and not
words save for where a party is quoting a passage from a secondary document.
(3) Each party may, through pleadings, raise any point of law or quote, any provision, statement or
principle, of law.
(4) Pleadings may contain evidence:
Provided that the Court may require the evidence to be verified by an affidavit or sworn oral
evidence.

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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…

Rule 35 — Witness statements

(1) A party, shall notify the Court when submitting a statement, of claim, or a response to a statement of claim of any witnesses it proposes to call in support of its submissions, file witness statem…

Rule 36 — Expert witnesses

A party who intends to call, an expert witness shall notice to that effect, together with a summary of the evidence, report opinion, of the expert-witness, as part of the witness statement or list and…

Rule 37 — Witness summons

Any party who requires a witness to attend any proceedings to give evidence on his behalf may upon-order by the Court have summons issued by the Registrar for that purpose.

Rule 38 — Additional documents

Where a party intends to rely on a document that has not been filed as at the time of filing pleadings, the party shall make sufficient copies of each document for the Court file and serve the other p…