The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1Case managementE+W

58.13(1) All proceedings in the commercial list are treated as being allocated to the multi-track and Part 26 does not apply.

(2) The following parts only of Part 29 apply—

(a)rule 29.3(2) (legal representative to attend case management conferences and pre-trial reviews);

(b)rule 29.5 (variation of case management timetable) with the exception of rule 29.5(1)(c).

(3) As soon as practicable the court will hold a case management conference which must be fixed in accordance with [F2Practice Direction 58].

(4) At the case management conference or at any hearing at which the parties are represented the court may give such directions for the management of the case as it considers appropriate.]