Rule 9 Active case management of online proceedings by the court or tribunal

directing or encouraging the parties to cooperate in the management and progression of online proceedings;

directing or encouraging the parties to use other methods to resolve their disputes and helping them use those methods;

helping the parties to reach agreement about all or part of the online proceedings;

fixing and controlling timetables to move the online proceedings forward;

considering and deciding whether the outcomes of a future step are justified by its cost;

making directions that enable the online proceedings to be resolved without the parties coming to court;

making full and effective use of technology;

holding hearings and receiving evidence by phone, video or other electronic means where appropriate;

combining two or more sets of online proceedings into one, and dealing with more than one set of online proceedings together;

pausing all or part of any online proceedings or judgment without setting an end date or until a future date or event;

ordering a party to send the court or tribunal and the other parties a budget for the details of the costs they have spent or expect to spend on the online proceedings;

making any other order for the purpose of managing the case and achieving the overriding objective.