South African civil procedure

Civil procedure in South Africa sets out the rules and standards that courts follow in that country when adjudicating civil suits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters). These rules govern how a lawsuit or case may be commenced, and what kind of service of process is required, along with the types of pleadings or statements of case, motions or applications, and orders allowed in civil cases, the timing and manner of depositions and discovery or disclosure, the conduct of trials, the process for judgment, various available remedies, and how the courts and clerks are to function.