Order 20 — Electronic Filing
Rule 1 Electronic Filing System of the Court.
There shall be established a 24-hour electronic filing system in the Registry of the Court, functional in all the Judicial Divisions of the Court, for the electronic filing of Court processes and documents by parties.
Rule 2 Electronic Filing Unit in every Judicial Division.
There shall be established an electronic filing unit in the Registry of every Judicial Division of the Court with the responsibility of administering the electronic filing system of the Court and the management of processes and documents electronically transmitted to the Court through the Court’s electronic filing system.
Rule 3 Electronic Filing after 2pm.
Subject to Order 3 Rule 10, where a process is filed through the filing portal of the electronic filing system of the Court after 2 pm on any working day, it shall be deemed to have been filed on the next working day.
Rule 4 Fees.
(1) The electronic filing system of the Court shall assess the fees payable for every process sought to be filed and upon payment of the relevant fees, the system shall generate a receipt of payment.
(2) An electronically filed process shall be deemed as filed upon the payment of the relevant fees.
Rule 5 Manual and Electronic Filing of Processes.
The electronic filing system shall run parallel with the existing manual filing procedure in these Rules until such time as the President directs otherwise.
Rule 6 Electronic Sealing of Documents.
The Registrar in charge of the electronic filing unit in the Registry of the Court shall electronically seal and date every document filed through the electronic filing system.
Rule 7 Electronic Files for Appeal.
The electronic filing unit of the Registry of the Court shall create an electronic file for each appeal filed in the Court. Every electronically filed process and document in each appeal shall be uploaded and stored for access by the Justices and the processes filed in an appeal shall be duly served on the parties to the appeal.
Rule 8 Electronic Signature.
An electronic signature shall constitute the parties’ signature on every electronically filed process.
Rule 9 Practice Direction for Electronic Filing.
The President shall periodically issue Practice Directions to provide for the manner and form of electronic filling of processes and the administration of the electronic filing system of the Court.