HIGH COURT (CIVIL PROCEDURE)(AMENDMENT) RULES, 2019 (C.I. 122) NEEDS CLARITY
INTRODUCTION This article is a review of the High Court (Civil Procedure) (Amendment) Rules,2019 (C.I. 122) that amended Order 7 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 20004 (C.I. 47) to allow service of a process or document on a party by electronic means. The crafting of C.I. 122 is bound to have implementation challenges if not addressed. The traditional world has obviously moved on to the digital world and every country is creating an enabling legal environment for this new world and it goes without saying that human advancement will naturally come with issues. A myriad of legal issues that need to be addressed in this digital economy relate to inter alia; validity of documents by way of signatures, privacy and anonymity, evidence and acceptance of electronic documents, electronic contracting, electronic fraud or computer fraud and its related matters, protection of data, freedom of information, electronic money and payments. Some countries have taken the lead, others have