FORM 7
(O.6 r. 19 and 26)
REQUEST TO MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO TRANSMIT NOTICE OF WRIT TO
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
(Heading as in Form 1)
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court presents his compliments to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and
encloses
herewith
a
notice
of
writ
of
summons
issued
in
an
action
of……………………………….versus…………………………………..pursuant to Order, out of the
………………………..Judicial Division of the Federal High Court for transmission to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in………………… (name of country) with the request that the same may be served personally
upon…………………………….(name of defendant to be served) against whom proceedings have
been taken in the………………………Judicial Division of the Federal High Court and with the further
request that such evidence of the service of the same upon the said further request that such evidence of the
service of the same upon the said defendant may be officially certified to the Federal High Court or declared
upon oath or otherwise in such manner as is consistent with the usage or practice of the Courts of the (name of
country) in proving service of legal process.
The Chief Judge further requests that in the event of efforts to effect personal service of the said notice of writ proving
ineffectual, the Government or Court of the said country be requested to certify the same to the Federal High
Court.
…………………………………….
Chief Judge
FORMS 8
(O. 6 r.19,26and 28)
REQUEST FOR SERVICE ABROAD
(Heading as in Form 1)
I (or we) hereby request that a notice of summons in this action be transmitted through the proper
channels to (name of country) for service or substituted service) on the defendant (name him) at (address
of defendant) or elsewhere in (name of country), and I (or we) hereby personally undertake to be
responsible for all expense incurred by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in request of the service hereby
requested and on receiving due notification of the amount of such expense, I (or we) undertake to pay
the same into the Federal High Court Registry for transmission to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
Dated this………………day of……………………20…………………
…………………………………………………..
Signature and address of
Legal practitioner