7Procedure if conference held to determine application

7 Procedure if conference held to determine application

(1)  The Recorder may, by notice in a form authorised by the Recorder, summon a conference of parties to the proceedings on an application.

(2)  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in subregulation (1) requires the Recorder to summon a conference under this regulation in respect of an application.

(3)  At a conference, the parties may do all or any of the following in respect of an application:

(a) reach agreement on as many matters as possible;

(b) discuss the possibility of settlement of the proceedings;

(c) consider the simplification of the issues arising from the application;

(d) consider the necessity or desirability of amendments to the application;

(e) consider the possibility of obtaining admissions of fact and of documents that will avoid unnecessary proof;

(f) consider the limitation of the numbers of expert witnesses;

(g) consider whether an order should be made under regulation 13 ;

(h) consider any other matter that may aid in the speedy disposition of the proceedings.