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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

OF THE

REPUBLIC OF Namibia

WINDHOEK – 10 October 1990

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GOVERNMENT NOTICES

No. 59 Rules of the High Court of Namibia………………. 1No. 60 Sitting of the Court and vacations……………. 187

Government Notice

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

No. 59

RULES OF THE HIGH COURT OF NAMIBIA

The Judge-President has under section 39 of the High Court Act,1990 (Act 16 of 1990), with the approval of the President, madethe rules for the conduct of the proceedings of the High Court of Namibia as set out in the Annexure.

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ANNEXUREINDEXRule

1 Definitions.2 Sittings of the court and vacations.3 Registrar’s office hours.4 Service.5 Edictal citation.6 Applications.7 Power of attorney.8 Provisional sentence.9 Arrest.10 Joinder of parties and causes of action.11 Consolidation of actions.12 Intervention of persons as plaintiffs or defendants.13 Third party procedure.14 Proceedings by and against partnerships, firms andassociations.15 Change of parties.16 Representation of parties.17 Summons.18 Rules relating to pleading generally.19 Notice of intention to defend.20 Declaration.21 Further particulars.22 Plea.23 Exceptions and applications to strike out.24 Claim in reconvention.

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25 Replication and plea in reconvention.26 Failure to deliver pleadings-barring.27 Extension of time and removal of bar and condonation.28 Amendments to pleadings and documents.29 Close of pleadings.30 Irregular proceedings.31 Judgment on confession and by default.32 Summary judgment.33 Special cases and adjudication upon points of law.34 Offer to settle.35 Discovery, inspection and production of documents.36 Inspections, examinations and expert testimony.37 Curtailment of proceedings.38 Procuring evidence for trial.39 Setting down of defended actions.40 Trial41

In forma pauperis

.42 Withdrawal, settlement, discontinuance, postponementand abandonment.43 Matrimonial matters.44 Variation and rescission of orders.45 Execution – general and movables.46 Execution – immovables.47 Security for costs.48 Review of taxation.49 Civil appeals from the court.50 Criminal proceedings.51 Criminal appeals to the Full Court.

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