23 Overarching obligation to narrow the issues in dispute If a person to whom the overarching obligations apply cannot resolve a dispute wholly by agreement, the person must use reasonable endeavours to— (a) resolve by agreement any issues in dispute which can be resolved in that way; and (b) narrow the scope of the remaining issues in dispute— unless— (c) it is not in the interests of justice to do so; or (d) the dispute is of such a nature that only judicial determination is appropriate.

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