ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Court of Appeal Rules
8. Maintenance of registers
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
8. Maintenance of registers
(1)The Registrar shall maintain—(a)a register of criminal applications in which shall be entered particulars of each application lodged in the Registry or sent to the Registrar by any deputy registrar relating to a criminal appeal;(b)a register of civil applications in which shall be entered particulars of each application lodged in the Registry or sent to the Registrar by any deputy registrar relating to a civil appeal;(c)a register of criminal appeals in which shall be entered particulars of each notice of appeal lodged in any criminal matter and of the subsequent proceedings; and(d)a register of civil appeals in which shall be entered particulars of each memorandum of appeal lodged in any civil matter and of the subsequent proceedings.(2)Each deputy registrar in charge of a sub-registry shall maintain—(a)a register of criminal applications in which shall be entered particulars of each application lodged in the sub-registry relating to a criminal appeal; and(b)a register of civil applications in which shall be entered particulars of each application lodged in the sub-registry relating to a civil appeal.(3)Each register maintained under this rule shall show the number of the application or appeal, the number of the proceedings in the superior court, the name of each party, the dates when the essential steps in the proceedings were taken and the result of the application or appeal:Provided that the register kept in a sub-registry need not show the results of applications, other than applications heard locally, but shall show the dates when the material documents were sent to the Registrar.(4)Each register of criminal or civil appeal shall, in addition to the contents specified in subrule (3), contain against the entry relating to each appeal a reference to each application made in relation to that appeal, whether made before or after the institution of the appeal.