This book provides a comprehensive outline of the basic principles of civil procedure law, as contained in local statutes and decisions in the High Courts in East Africa. The information is taken from the Tanzanian Civil Procedure Code Act drawn up in 1966 and equivalent statutory provisions in Kenya and Uganda. Case law discussed is based on East African cases, as well as some English and Indian cases, which are an authority in the sub-region. The author is a judge at the High Court of Tanzania.