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Civil Procedure Rules▤

Variation of trusts

An application for an order under the Trustee Act shall be made by originating summons returnable before the judge sitting in cham…

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Summons by a member of a partnership

When the existence of a partnership, or the right to a partnership, or the fact of the dissolution thereof, is not in dispute, any…

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Application under Chattels Transfer Act

An application under section 9 of the Chattels Transfer Act (Cap. 28) shall be made by originating summons ex parte supported by a…

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Adverse possession

(1) An application under section 38 of the Limitation of Actions Act shall be made by originating summons. (2) The summons shall b…

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Extension of limitation period

(1) An application under section 27 of the Limitation of Actions Act made before filing a suit shall be made ex parte by originati…

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Caveats

An application under section 116 of the Government Lands (Cap. 280) Act or section 57 of the Registration of Titles Act (Cap. 281)…

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Summons by vendor or purchaser of land

A vendor or purchaser of immovable property or their representatives respectively may, at any time or times, take out an originati…

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Setting aside of judgment

Any judgment, given against any party who did not attend at the hearing of an application under this Order, may, on application be…

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Forms

Form Nos. 24 and 25 of Appendix A, adapted to circumstances, shall be utilised for the respective purposes for which they are desi…

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Costs

(1) The costs of and incidental to all applications under this Order shall be dealt with by the court on the hearing of the applic…

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Leave to defend

Leave to defend may be given unconditionally, or subject to such terms as to giving security or time of trial or otherwise, as the…

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Procedure where more than one defendant

If it appears to the court that any defendant has a good defence to, or ought to be permitted to defend the suit, and that any oth…

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Judgment for part of claim

If it appears that the defence set up in the affidavit by the defendant applies only to a part of the plaintiff’s claim, or that a…

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Time for defence

If a defendant is granted leave to defend he shall file his defence within fourteen days of the grant of leave unless the court ot…

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Application by Government

(1) An application under rule 1 by the Government may be verified by an affidavit of the Attorney-General stating that to the best…

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Defendant may show cause

The defendant may show either by affidavit, or by oral evidence, or otherwise that he should have leave to defend the suit.

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Summary judgment

(1) In all suits where a plaintiff seeks judgment for— (a) a liquidated demand with or without interest; or (b) the recovery of la…

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Hearing and disposal of case

(1) The case shall be set down for hearing as a suit instituted in the ordinary manner, and the provisions of Order 10B shall appl…

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