Order 46, rule 20 of Civil Procedure Rules : Alternative dispute resolution
(1) Nothing under this order may be construed as precluding the court from adopting and implementing, of its own motion or at the request of the parties, any other appropriate means of dispute resolution (including mediation) for the attainment of the overriding objective envisaged under sections 1A and 1B of the Act.
(2) The court may adopt an alternative dispute resolution and shall make such orders or issue such directions as may be necessary to facilitate such means of dispute resolution.
(3) Where a court mandated mediation adopted pursuant to this rule fails, the court shall forthwith set the matter down for hearing and determination in accordance with the Rules.
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Every suit in the High Court may be instituted at the central office of that court situate in Nairobi or in a District Registry.
- Order 47, rule 2 - Schedule of District Registries and areas
(1) There shall be District Registries and Deputy Registrars of the High Court at the places and for the areas set out in the Schedule in Appendix G.
(2) The Chief Justice may by notice in the...
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Suits filed in a District Registry shall be intituled as suits in “The High Court of Kenya at (District Registry)”, and shall be serially numbered in that Registry.
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(1) The Registrar may—
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(i) Order 1, rules 2, 8,...
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- Order 50, rule 9 - Time of day of service
(1) This rule applies to pleadings, notices, summonses (other than summonses on plaints), orders, rules and other proceedings.
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- Order 51, rule 1 - Procedure
All applications to the court shall be by motion and shall be heard in open court unless the court directs the hearing to be conducted in chambers or unless the rules expressly provide.
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Any application such as is referred to in section 25(2) of the Government Proceedings Act (Cap. 40), shall be made in the manner prescribed in rule 1.
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No motion shall be made without notice to the parties affected thereby:
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The hearing of any application may from time to time be adjourned upon such terms as the court thinks fit.
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In this Order—
“the Act” means the Advocates Act (Cap. 16);
“the Disciplinary Committee” means the Disciplinary Committee established under section 57 of the Advocates Act;
Cap. 18.
“the...
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