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Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998)

Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings

Competition Appeal Court Rules

Regulating the Functions of the Competition Appeal Court

Part 2 : Delivery of Documents

7. Filing documents

 

(1) The registrar must assign distinctive case numbers to each proceeding commenced before the Court.

 

(2) A party intending to note an appeal or request a review must—
(a) first obtain a case number from the registrar; and
(b) note the case number on the Notice of Appeal or Notice of Motion before delivering it in terms of these Rules.

 

(3) The registrar may combine two or more proceedings under a common file if they concern substantially the same matter.

 

(4) The registrar must ensure that every document filed in respect of the same proceedings is marked with the same case number.

 

(5) The registrar may refuse to accept for filing a document that is not properly marked with the assigned case number.

 

(6) The registrar may require, and must allow, a person to correct any technical error or defect in any document filed by that person.

 

(7) If a person refuses to correct any document after being required to do so by the registrar, the registrar must refer the document to the Duty Judge for direction.

 

(8) A person who files any document in terms of the Act or these Rules must:
(a) provide to the registrar, in writing on the face of the document or on a separate filing sheet, that person's—
(i) legal name;
(ii) address for service;
(iii) telephone number;
(iv) if available, e-mail address and fax number; and
(v) if that person is not an individual, the name and contact details of the individual authorised to deal with the Court on behalf of the person filing the document; and
(b) if the person filing the document does so as a representative of another person, such person must comply with Rule 31.

[Subrule (8) inserted by General Notice 1255 dated 18 November 2005]