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the civil procedure act - Kenya Law Reports

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Rev. 2010] Civil Procedure CAP. 21 101(cexceeding fourteen days;(d) ordering <strong>the</strong> admission of statements without <strong>the</strong> calling of <strong>the</strong>makers as witnesses where appropriate and <strong>the</strong> production of anycopy of a statement where <strong>the</strong> original is unavailable;(e(f) ordering for <strong>the</strong> examination of any witness by <strong>the</strong> issue ofCommission outside court and for <strong>the</strong> admission of any suchexamination as evidence in court;(g) making appropriate orders relating to experts reports including<strong>the</strong>ir exchange and admissibility at <strong>the</strong> trial;(h) making appropriate orders concerning <strong>the</strong> receiving in evidenceof any exhibit; and(i) making a referral order for alternative dispute resolution.(2) It shall be <strong>the</strong> duty of every party and or his advocate to strictly complywith <strong>the</strong> provisions of rule 3(2) and to give such information as <strong>the</strong> judge mayrequire, including but not limited to <strong>the</strong> number of <strong>the</strong> witnesses expected to becalled and <strong>the</strong> nature of <strong>the</strong>ir evidence, to enable <strong>the</strong> court to consider and settle<strong>the</strong> length of time which will probably be required for <strong>the</strong> hearing of <strong>the</strong> suit.(3). Any party or his advocate who wilfully fails or omits to comply with<strong>the</strong> provisions of this Order shall be deemed to have violated <strong>the</strong> overridingobjective as stipulated in Section 1A and 1B of <strong>the</strong> Act and <strong>the</strong> court may ordercosts against <strong>the</strong> defaulting party unless for reasons to be recorded, <strong>the</strong> courtorders o<strong>the</strong>rwise.(4)At <strong>the</strong> conclusion of <strong>the</strong> Trial Conference—(a) parties or <strong>the</strong>ir advocates shall sign a memorandum as prescribedin Appendix E hereto setting out <strong>the</strong> results of <strong>the</strong> conference; and(b)The court may make such order or orders as it considers necessarywith respect to <strong>the</strong> conduct of <strong>the</strong> suit.[Subsidiary]8. The memorandum and order stipulated in rule 4 (4) shall bind <strong>the</strong>parties unless <strong>the</strong> court o<strong>the</strong>rwise orders.9. For <strong>the</strong> purposes of this Order, <strong>the</strong> Chief Justice may appoint casemanagement judges and such number of case managers as he shall deemnecessary.[Order 11, rule 8.]Trial ConferenceOrder.[Order 11, rule 9]Case managers.

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