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1325 Listing hearing
At a listing hearing for a proceeding, the court may make the
directions it considers appropriate including in relation to—
(a) simplifying the issues in dispute; and
(b) limiting the number of witnesses or the issues to be covered by
witness evidence; and
(c) the filing and serving of expert reports; and
(d) the filing and serving of affidavit evidence; and
(e) the admission of facts or documents to avoid unnecessary proof;
and
(f) written submissions to the court on issues of law or issues of law
and fact; and
(g) the estimated length of the trial; and
(h) the possibility of the proceeding being settled before the trial;
and
(i) anything else that may assist the early resolution of the
Rule 1326