Court of Appeal Rules, 2021

1.

These Rules may be cited as the Court of Appeal Rules, 2021 and shall come into force on the 1st day of November, 2021.

Repeal

2.

The Court of Appeal Rules, 2016 is hereby repealed.

Conflict with State Rules of Practice

3.

The practice and procedure of the Court shall, subject to the Act as prescribed by these Rules notwithstanding any rule of practice to the contrary obtaining in any of the States of the Federation.

Forms

4.

The forms set out in the First and Second Schedules to these Rules, or forms as near thereto as circumstances permit, shall be used in all cases to which such forms are applicable.

Interpretation.

5.

In these Rules, unless it is otherwise expressly provided or required by the context-

"Act" means the Court of Appeal Act; "ADR" means Alternative Dispute Resolution; "Appeal" means the filing of Notice of Appeal , and includes an application for leave to appeal; "Appellant" means any person who appeals from a decision of the Lower Court and includes a Legal Practitioner representing such a person in that behalf; "Applicant" means any person who applies to the Court for an Order; "Bailiff" means a person authorized to serve court processes and carry out such function(s) as the Court may, from time to time, assign to him. Also includes any Special Bailiff appointed by the Court; "CAADRC" means Court of Appeal Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre; "CAADRP" means Court of Appeal Alternative Dispute Resolution Programme; "Cause" includes any action, suit or other proceedings between an Appellant and a Respondent or any Applicant and a Respondent; ''Chief Registrar" means the Chief Registrar of the Court; "Committee" means the Rules of Court Advisory Committee established under these Rules; "Constitution" means the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) "Cost on full indemnity basis" means cost to indemnify a party for expenses reasonably incurred in an appeal up to the time of striking out or dismissing an appeal or an application for lacking in merit; "Court" means the Court of Appeal; "Court sitting" includes the physical and virtual sitting of the Court;