High Court Rules, 2007
The rules of court governing civil practice and procedure in the High Court of Sierra Leone.
Summary
The High Court Rules, 2007 are the rules of court that govern the practice and procedure of the High Court of Sierra Leone in civil matters. They regulate how civil proceedings are commenced, conducted and determined in the High Court.
The Rules are arranged in Orders dealing with matters such as the issue and service of process, pleadings, parties and joinder, interlocutory applications, discovery and evidence, case management, trial, judgment and enforcement, costs, and appeals from subordinate courts. They provide the procedural framework within which litigants and the court operate and are a day-to-day working tool of civil litigation.
They are made under the authority governing rules of court and operate alongside the Constitution and the substantive law.
Main provisions
- Govern the commencement and service of civil proceedings in the High Court.
- Provide for pleadings, parties and interlocutory applications.
- Provide for discovery, evidence and case management.
- Govern trial, judgment, enforcement and costs.
- Arranged in Orders as a complete code of civil procedure for the High Court.