10.01Directions and orders

10.01 Directions and orders

(1) At the first court date, the Court or a Registrar must give orders or directions for the conduct of the proceeding. (2) Without limiting subrule (1), the Court or a Registrar may hear and determine all or part of the proceeding. (3) Without limiting subrule (1), the Court or a Registrar may make orders or directions in relation to the following: (a) manner and sufficiency of service; (b) amendment of documents; (c) defining the issues; (d) filing affidavits; (e) cross‑claims; (f) joinder of parties; (g) dispute resolution; (h) admissibility of affidavits; (i) discovery and inspection of documents; (j) interrogatories; (k) inspections of real or personal property; (l) admissions of fact or of documents; (m) giving particulars; (n) giving evidence at hearing (including the use of statements of evidence and taking evidence by video link or telephone or other means); (o) expert evidence and court experts; (p) transfer of proceedings; (q) costs; (r) hearing date; (s) any other matter that the Court or Registrar considers appropriate.