Case progression officers and their duties
3.4.—(1) At the beginning of the case each party must, unless the court otherwise directs―
(a)nominate someone responsible for progressing that case; and
(b)tell other parties and the court who that is and how to contact that person.
(2) In fulfilling its duty under rule 3.2, the court must where appropriate―
(a)nominate a court officer responsible for progressing the case; and
(b)make sure the parties know who that is and how to contact that court officer.
(3) In this Part a person nominated under this rule is called a case progression officer.
(4) A case progression officer must―
(a)monitor compliance with directions;
(b)make sure that the court is kept informed of events that may affect the progress of that case;
(c)make sure that he or she can be contacted promptly about the case during ordinary business hours;
(d)act promptly and reasonably in response to communications about the case; and
(e)if he or she will be unavailable, appoint a substitute to fulfil his or her duties and inform the other case progression officers.