Rule 58.13 Case managementF1

(1)

All proceedings in the commercial list are treated as being allocated to the multi-track and Part 26 does not apply.

(2)

The following parts only of Part 29 apply—

(a)

rule 29.3(2) (legal representative to attend case management conferences and pre-trial reviews);

(b)

rule 29.5 (variation of case management timetable) with the exception of rule 29.5(1)(c) F2; and

(F3c)

rule 29.2(1A) (order or encourage to engage in alternative dispute resolution).

(3)

As soon as practicable the court will hold a case management conference which must be fixed in accordance with F4Practice Direction 58.

(4)

At the case management conference or at any hearing at which the parties are represented the court may give such directions for the management of the case as it considers appropriate.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 58 inserted (25.3.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/4015), rule 1(c), Sch. 2
F2: Word in rule 58.13(2)(b) substituted (6.4.2025) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/106), rules 1(1), 13(a)
F3: Rule 58.13(2)(c) inserted (6.4.2025) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/106), rules 1(1), 13(b)
F4: Words in rule 58.13(3) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 33(b)

Notes on Part 58

Textual amendments

F2: Words in Pt. 58 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2026) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/817), rules 1(4), 15(1) (with rule 2)