Where parties wished to fix court dates to suit their own convenience, there is a duty on them, under the new rules, to co-operate in order to allow the matter to proceed quickly, and, where a date became unavailable, they were to provide convincing reasons for such unsuitability.
Citations:
Gazette 14-Jul-1999, Times 01-Jul-1999, [1999] EWCA Civ 1574
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Litigation Practice
Updated: 21 January 2023; Ref: scu.135837