Section 3.1(2)

Except where these Rules provide otherwise, the court may — extend or shorten the time for compliance with any rule, practice direction or court order (even if an application for extension is made after the time for compliance has expired); adjourn or bring forward a hearing; require that any proceedings in the High Court be heard by a Divisional Court of the High Court; require a party or a party’s legal representative to attend the court; hold a hearing and receive evidence by telephone or by using any other method of direct oral communication; direct that part of any proceedings (such as a counterclaim) be dealt with as separate proceedings; stay(GL) the whole or part of any proceedings or judgment either generally or until a specified date or event; consolidate proceedings; try two or more claims on the same occasion; direct a separate trial of any issue; decide the order in which issues are to be tried; exclude an issue from consideration; dismiss or give judgment on a claim after a decision on a preliminary issue; order any party to file and exchange a costs budget; order the parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution; and take any other step or make any other order for the purpose of managing the case and furthering the overriding objective , including hearing an Early Neutral Evaluation with the aim of helping the parties settle the case.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15