FEDERAL HIGH COURT (CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES 2009
ARRANGEMENT OF RULES
ORDER 1
REVOCATION, CITATION, SAVINGS, ETC.
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Revocation of Civil Procedure Rules 2000
Citation and commencement
Saving: Part heard matters etc.
Fundamental objective
Interpretation
Meaning of other words.
ORDER 2
PLACE OF INSTITUTING TRIAL OF SUITS
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(1) Place for trial of suits.
Suits relating to taxation, etc.
Suits for penalties
Suits upon contract
Suits relating to Customs, Excise, Tariff, etc.
Suits relating to foreign trade
Suits relating to passport, immigration, etc.
Suits relating to copyright
Other suits.
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Judicial Division of Court in which suit may commence.
Suits commenced in wrong judicial Division.
Transfer of proceedings.
ORDER 3
FORM AND COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION
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Form of commencement of action
Proceedings which must be begun by writ.
Mode of beginning civil proceedings commenced by writ of summons.
Form of writ.
Form of writ for service out of Nigeria.
Proceedings which may be begun by originating summons.
Where right depends on construction of enactment.
Discretion of the judge.
Forms of originating summons.
Originating process to be tested by its date.
Preparing originating process.
Sealing of originating process.