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Adjudication on Capital Market Disputes

 
 
 
 

GUIDE LINE FOR FILING PROCESSES BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL

 

1.   SUMISSION OF SEVETEEN (17) COPIES OF EVERY PROCESS PLUS SUCH NUMBERS OF COPIES FOR PARTIES TO THE SUIT TO BE SERVED

 

2.   CLEAN AND CLEAR COPIES OF PROCESSES AND ANNEXURES.

 

3.    PAYMENT OF THE PRESCRIBED FEES

 

4.    PAYMENT FOR SERVICE /COURIER AND IN THE CASE OF A COUNSEL DESIRING TO UNDERTAKE PERSONAL SERVICE IN FILINGS OTJER THAN ORIGINATING FILLINGS,BY GIVING AN UNDERTAKING IN WRITING ON ALL THE PROCESSES FILIED (PROVIDED THAT SUCH SERVICE OF THE PROCESS IS FILED).

 

5.     IN THE CASE OF COUNSEL NOT WITHIN LOCATION OF THE TRIUNAL, AN ADDRESS WITHIN LOCATION SHALL BE FURNISHED.

 

6.     EVERY MOTION MUST BE FILIED AT LEAST 4 (FOUR) DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF HEARING WHILE EVERY COUNTER AFFIDAVIT MUST BE FILED AT LEAST 48(FORTY EIGHT)HOURS BEFORE THE DATE OF HEARING SHALL BE RECEIVED ON PROCESS  IN RESPECT OF ANY MATTER SET FOR HEARING SHALL BE RECECIVED ON THE SET DATE.

 

7.    EVERY MOTION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A WRITTEN ARGUMENT INTENDED TO BE CANVASSED AT THE HEARINGM OF THE MOTION.

 

8.    EVERY COUNTER AFFIDAVIT MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A WRTTEN ARGUMENT INTENTEND TO BE CANVASSED IN OPPOSITON AT THE HEAITING OF THE MOTION TO WHICH THE COUNTER AFFIDAVIT IS FILED.

 

9.    EVERY PRIGINATIONG APPLICATION /REPLY TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE WITNESS STATEMENT ON OATH AND EVERY DOCUMENT REFERRED TO IN THE ORIGINATING APPLICATION/ REPLY

 

10.   EVERY APPEAL TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY (1) THE DISPUTED DECISION,(2)RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE DECISION OR BUNDLE OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE TRIAL BEING APPEALED AGAINST AND (3)A BRIEF OF ARGUMENT.(THE REQUIREMENT IN RELATION TO BRIRST OF ARGUMENT MAY HOWEVER BE OVERLOOKED AT THIS STAGE OF FIRST FILING UNTIL THE RECORD OF PROCEEDING IS RECEIVED IF SAME HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE TRAIL BODY.

                                                          
AFTER COMPILANCE WITH ALL THE ABOVE, THE PROCESS HAS TO BE DULY ASSESSED TO ENSURE CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISION OF THE INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES TRIBUNAL (PROCEDURE) RULES 2003