Section 10: Duration and renewal of writ

ORDER 7 ORIGINATING SUMMONS- GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. Application 2. Form of summons, etc 3. Contents of summons 4. Concurrent summons 5. Duration and renewal of summons 6. Ex-parte originating summons ORDER 8 ORIGINATING AND OTHER MOTIONS – GENRAL PROVISIONS 1. Application 2. Restriction on rules nisi and orders to show cause 3. Notice of motion 4. Form and issue of notice of motion 5. Service of notice of motion with writ etc 6. Adjournment of hearing 7. Service of notice on defendant served with writ but not appearing CONSTITUTIONAL INSTRUMENT Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXXXVIII, No. 25 dated 31st May, 2007 ii ORDER 9 PETITIONS-GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. Application 2. Contents of petition 3. Fixing time for hearing petition ORDER 10 SERVICE OF ORIGINATING PROCESS-GENREAL PROVISIONS 1. Service of process - by whom effected 2. Personal service of process-how effected 3. When process need not be served 4. Documents not served personally 5. Substituted service 6. Affidavit of service 7. Indorsement on service 8. Service on local agent 9. Service of writ in pursuance of contract 10. Service of writ in certain actions for possession of land ORDER 11 SERVICE OF PROCESS ETC. OUT OF THE JURISDICTION 1. Cases where leave may be granted 2. Probate actions 3. Application to be supported by evidence 4. Order to fix time for appearance 5. Non-citizen defendant outside Sierra Leone 6. Service of notice in lieu of writ 7. Practice ORDER 12 APPEARANCE 1. Appearance 2. Writ issued in a District Registry 3. Entering appearance 4. Notice of appearance 5. Defendant’s address for service 6. Defendant in person 7. Fictitious or no address 8. Form of memorandum 9. Officer to enter memorandum 10. Defendant appearing by same solicitor