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encouraging the parties
to co-operate with each other in the conduct of the proceedings; |
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(b) |
identifying the issues
at an early stage; |
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(c) |
deciding promptly which
issues need full investigation and trial and accordingly disposing summarily of the
others; |
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(d) |
deciding the order in
which issues are to be resolved; |
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(e) |
encouraging the parties
to use an alternative dispute resolution procedure if the court considers that appropriate
and facilitating the use of such procedure; |
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(f) |
helping the parties to
settle the whole or part of the case; |
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(g) |
fixing timetables or
otherwise controlling the progress of the case; |
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(h) |
considering whether the
likely benefits of taking a particular step justify the cost of taking it; |
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(i) |
dealing with as many
aspects of the case as it can on the same occasion; |
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(j) |
dealing with the case
without the parties needing to attend at court; |
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(k) |
making use of
technology; and |
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(l) |
giving directions to
ensure that the trial of a case proceeds quickly and efficiently." |
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(a) |
extend or shorten the
time for compliance with any rule, practice direction or court order (even if an
application for extension is made after the time for compliance has expired) ; |
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(b) |
adjourn or bring
forward a hearing; |
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(c) |
require a party or a
party's legal representative to attend the court; |
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(d) |
hold a hearing and
receive evidence by telephone or by using any other method of direct oral communication; |
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(e) |
direct that part of any
proceedings (such as a counterclaim) be dealt with as separate proceedings; |
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(f) |
stay the whole or part
of any proceedings or judgment either generally or until a specified date or event; |
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(g) |
consolidate
proceedings; |
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(h) |
try two or more claims
on the same occasion; |
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(i) |
direct a separate trial
of any issue; |
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(j) |
decide the order in
which issues are to be tried; |
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(k) |
exclude an issue from
consideration; |
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(l) |
dismiss or give
judgment on a claim after a decision on a preliminary issue; |
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(m) |
take any other step or
make any other order for the purpose of managing the case and furthering the overriding
objective." |
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(a) |
the filing of
pleadings; |
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(b) |
the defining of issues,
including requiring counsel or the parties to exchange memoranda in order to clarify
issues; |
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(c) |
the provision of any
essential particulars; |
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(d) |
the making of
admissions; |
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(e) |
the filing of lists of
documents, either generally or with respect to specific matters; |
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(f) |
the delivery or
exchange of experts' reports and the holding of conferences of experts; |
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(g) |
the provision of copies
of documents, including the provision in electronic form; |
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(h) |
the administration and
answering of interrogatories, either generally or with respect to specific matters; |
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(i) |
the service and filing
of affidavits or statements of evidence or documents to be relied on by a specified date
or dates; |
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(j) |
the giving of evidence
at the hearing, including whether evidence of witnesses in chief shall be given orally, or
by affidavit or statement, or both; |
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(k) |
the use of telephone or
video conference facilities, video tapes, film projection, computer and other equipment
and technology; |
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(l) |
the provision of
affidavit evidence by specified persons in support of an application for an adjournment; |
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