Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998)Rules for the Conduct of ProceedingsCompetition Appeal Court RulesRegulating the Functions of the Competition Appeal CourtPart 9 : Miscellaneous Provisions31. Representation of parties |
| (1) | A person who represents a party in any proceedings must notify the registrar and all other parties, advising them of the following particulars: |
| (a) | The representative’s name; |
| (b) | The representative’s postal address and place of employment or business; and |
| (c) | The representative’s fax and telephone numbers, if available. |
| (2) | A party who terminates a representative’s authority to act, and then acts in person or appoints another representative, must give notice to the registrar and all other parties concerned of that termination, and of the appointment of any other representative, and include the particulars referred to in subrule (1)(a)-(c). |
| (3) | Upon filing a notice in terms of subrule (1) or (2), the address of the representative or the party, as the case may be, will become the address for notice to, or service of documents on, the relevant party. |
| (4) | A representative who ceases to act for a party must deliver a notice to that effect to the registrar, that party and to all other parties concerned. |
| (5) | Upon filing a notice referred to in subrule (4), the address of the party formerly represented becomes the address for notices to and for service on that party, until a new address is notified in terms of subrule (1). |
| (6) | Despite subrule (3), if, before receiving a notice referred to in this section, a person sends a notice to, or serves a document on, a party at that party’s former address for service, that person will have validly sent the notice or served the document as the case may be, unless the Court orders otherwise. |