{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015/rule-1.4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015/rule-1.4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1568",
  "legislation_title": "The Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015",
  "path": "rule/1.4",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "1.4",
  "heading": "Court’s duty to manage cases",
  "text": "(1) The court must further the overriding objective by actively managing cases.\n(2) Active case management includes—\n(a) encouraging the parties and any other persons concerned in the proceedings to co-operate with each other—\n(i) in the conduct of the proceedings, and\n(ii) in resolving, as far as possible, matters that are in dispute between them;\n(b) identifying the issues at an early stage;\n(c) deciding promptly which issues (if any) need full investigation and a hearing in court and accordingly disposing of others summarily or on consideration of written representations (and see rule 18.1(2)(l));\n(d) deciding the order in which issues are to be resolved;\n(e) fixing timetables or otherwise controlling the progress of the case;\n(f) considering whether the likely benefits of taking a particular step justify the cost of taking it;\n(g) dealing with as many aspects of the case as the court can on the same occasion;\n(h) dealing with the case without the parties needing to attend court;\n(i) making effective use of technology; and\n(j) giving directions to ensure that the resolution of a case proceeds quickly and efficiently (see Part 11).",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 1.4(2)(c) inserted (1.4.2020) by The Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/1184), rules 1(2), 3(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 1.4(2)(j) inserted (1.4.2020) by The Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/1184), rules 1(2), 3(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 1.4 in force at 1.1.2016, see rule 28.1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1568/rule/1.4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:33:22.575744+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}