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13.3
A timetabling procedure should be introduced
For the reasons listed in the Interim Report and mentioned above, the Working Party
believes (along with the great majority of respondents in the consultation) that
introduction of measures to arrive at a court-determined timetable which realistically
takes into account the reasonable wishes of the parties and the needs of the particular
case would be highly beneficial and ought in principle to be recommended.
Recommendation 52: Procedures should be introduced for establishing a
court-determined timetable which takes into account the reasonable wishes of
the parties and the needs of the particular case.
It will be necessary to return later to a discussion of the extent to which an effective
timetable can be set while at the same time accommodating the need for flexibility.
But before doing so, it may be helpful to set out the main lines of the Working Party's
approach. The Working Party is also of the view (in agreement with the comment
made by the Bar Association) that if these recommendations are accepted, timetabling
details should be worked out in a consultation process involving judges and masters,
the court registry, barristers, solicitors and other interested court users, followed by
appropriate amendments to the RHC and the issue of relevant practice directions.
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