Paragraph 29.17A Proof management hearingF1

discharged;

adjourned, whether under rule 29.17 (proof to be taken continuously) or otherwise; or

continued to a later date,

when the parties expect to be able to proceed to proof or continued proof;

the likely availability of witnesses;

the extent to which the proof or continued proof, and the attendance of witnesses, may be conducted remotely and how that might be achieved; and

the extent to which affidavit evidence may be used.

discharge the proof or continued proof;

fix a date for the proof diet or, as the case may be, a new date for the continued proof;

continue the proof management hearing to a later date;

make such other order as the sheriff thinks fit to secure the expeditious progress of the cause.