PART 26CASE MANAGEMENT—PRELIMINARY STAGE
AllocationI126.5
1
The court will allocate the claim to a track—
a
when every defendant has filed an allocation questionnaire, or
b
when the period for filing the allocation questionnaires has expired,
whichever is the sooner, unless it has—
i
stayed(GL) the proceedings under rule 26.4; or
ii
dispensed with the need for allocation questionnaires.
(Rules 12.7 and 14.8 provide for the court to allocate a claim to a track where the claimant obtains default judgment on request or judgment on admission for an amount to be decided by the court)
2
If the court has stayed(GL) the proceedings under rule 26.4, it will allocate the claim to a track at the end of the period of the stay.
3
Before deciding the track to which to allocate proceedings or deciding whether to give directions for an allocation hearing to be fixed, the court may order a party to provide further information about his case.
4
The court may hold an allocation hearing if it thinks it is necessary.
5
If a party fails to file an allocation questionnaire, the court may give any direction it considers appropriate.