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5. On the return day, or at any time after it, the court shall give such directions as it thinks appropriate with respect to the following matters—
(a)service of the petition on any person, whether in connection with the time, date and place of a further hearing, or for any other purpose;
(b)whether points of claim and defence are to be delivered;
(c)whether, and if so by what means, the petition is to be advertised;
(d)the manner in which any evidence is to be adduced at any hearing before the judge and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the above) as to—
(i)the taking of evidence wholly or in part by witness statement or orally;
(ii)the cross-examination of any persons making a witness statement;
(iii)the matters to be dealt with in evidence;
(e)any other matter affecting the procedure on the petition or in connection with the hearing and disposal of the petition; and
(f)such orders, if any, including a stay for any period, as the court thinks fit, with a view to mediation or other alternative dispute resolution.
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