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Paragraph 12 Case management meeting

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(1)

If the Chairman concludes that any proceedings would be facilitated by holding a case management meeting, he may, on the application of a party or on his own initiative, give directions for a case management meeting to be held.

(2)

The Secretary must give the parties not less than 14 days’ notice, or a shorter time if agreed by all parties, of the time and the place of the case management meeting.

(3)

At a case management meeting the Chairman must give all directions which appear necessary or desirable for the conduct of the application and where appropriate set a time and place for the hearing of the application and a timetable for the hearing.

(4)

The Chairman may encourage parties or their expert witnesses to meet with a view to resolving the dispute without a hearing or with a view to narrowing the issues for the hearing.