PART 2General powers and provisions

Case management powers5

1

Subject to the provisions of the 2007 Act and any other enactment, the Tribunal may regulate its own procedure.

2

The Tribunal may give a direction in relation to the conduct or disposal of proceedings at any time, including a direction amending, suspending or setting aside an earlier direction.

3

In particular, and without restricting the general powers in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Tribunal may by direction—

a

extend or shorten the time for complying with any rule, practice direction or direction, unless such extension or shortening would conflict with a provision of another enactment setting down a time limit;

b

consolidate or hear together two or more sets of proceedings or parts of proceedings raising common issues, or treat a case as a lead case (whether in accordance with rule 18 (lead cases) or otherwise);

c

permit or require a party to amend a document;

d

permit or require a party or another person to provide documents, information or submissions to the Tribunal or a party;

e

deal with an issue in the proceedings as a preliminary issue;

f

hold a hearing to consider any matter, including a case management hearing;

g

decide the form of any hearing;

h

adjourn or postpone a hearing;

i

require a party to produce a bundle for a hearing;

j

stay (or, in Scotland, sist) proceedings;

k

transfer proceedings to another tribunal if that other tribunal has jurisdiction in relation to the proceedings and, because of a change of circumstances since the proceedings were started—

i

the Tribunal no longer has jurisdiction in relation to the proceedings; or

ii

the Tribunal considers that the other tribunal is a more appropriate forum for the determination of the case;

l

suspend the effect of its own decision pending the determination by the Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal, as the case may be, of an application for permission to appeal, a review or an appeal.