S.L. 601.3 Art. 286Hearing.

(1) The Court of Appeal shall set down the cause for hearing at an early date, in no case later than two months from the date on which the appeal is brought before it and shall cause notice of such date to be given to the parties to the suit who, on their part, shall assume the responsibility to visit the court registry and be aware of the latest information regarding the appointment for the hearing of the case.

(2) After appointing the application for hearing, and after listening to the oral submissions made by all parties, the Court shall decide the application on its merits, within the shortest time possible but not any later than four months from the day when the appeal had been filed and the parties have been duly notified. Pending the decision of the Court the process of the call for tenders shall be suspended.

(3) In its decision the court has the power to cancel the tendering process if it appears to it that this is the best solution in the circumstances of the case; in this case no party will have the right to request damages because of the decision cancelling the call.

(4) The Court of Appeal shall have the power to order that the service of any judicial act be made by means of electronic mail. In that case, the date of service shall be the same date of transmission of the electronic mail.