Rule 23.8 Court’s power to vary requirementsI1

shorten or extend (even after it has expired) a time limit under rule 23.4 (Application to prohibit cross-examination), rule 23.5 (Application to discharge prohibition imposed by the court) or rule 23.7 (Representations in response); and

allow an application or representations required by any of those rules to be made in a different form to one issued under the Practice Direction, or to be made orally.

apply when serving the application or representations for which it is needed; and

explain the delay.