# The Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015, Rule 1.4: Court’s duty to manage cases

Extent: E

(1) The court must further the overriding objective by actively managing cases.
(2) Active case management includes—
(a) encouraging the parties and any other persons concerned in the proceedings to co-operate with each other—
(i) in the conduct of the proceedings, and
(ii) in resolving, as far as possible, matters that are in dispute between them;
(b) identifying the issues at an early stage;
(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));
(d) deciding the order in which issues are to be resolved;
(e) fixing timetables or otherwise controlling the progress of the case;
(f) considering whether the likely benefits of taking a particular step justify the cost of taking it;
(g) dealing with as many aspects of the case as the court can on the same occasion;
(h) dealing with the case without the parties needing to attend court;
(i) making effective use of technology; and
(j) giving directions to ensure that the resolution of a case proceeds quickly and efficiently (see Part 11).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1568/rule/1.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/faculty-jurisdiction-rules-2015/rule-1.4
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