Justice Chambers

THE RADIANT JUSTICE CHAMBERS, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY EX PARTE Ex parte in Latin literally means 'On one side only', that is Done by, for, or on the application of one party alone.  It is a Latin term that is gotten from the phrase from “one side to a dispute”. Ex parte is a legal term that is used to describe a court proceeding where only one party is present. In legal ethics, ex parte refers to improper contact with a party or a judge. Ethical rules typically forbid a lawyer from contacting the judge or the opposing party without the other party's lawyer also being present.  A breach of these rules is referred to as improper ex parte contact. In civil procedure, ex parte is used to refer to motions for orders that can be granted without waiting for a response from the other side. Generally, these are orders that are only in place until further hearings can be held, such as a temporary restraining order.    There is Ex parte m...