--(1) The court office must send the parties a listing questionnaire on the date stated in the directions for the preparation of the case.
--(2) Each party must file the completed listing questionnaire at the court office within the period of 14 days after the date on which it is served on him.
--(3) If-
----(a) a party fails to return the completed questionnaire to the court office within the period of 14 days;
----(b) a party fails to give all the information requested by the listing questionnaire; or
----(c) the court considers that a hearing is necessary to enable it to decide what directions to give in order to complete the preparation of the case,
--the court office may fix a listing appointment and direct any or all of the parties to attend the appointment.
--(4) The court office must give the parties at least 7 days notice of the date, time and place of the listing appointment.
--(5) Any party at fault must attend the listing appointment.
--(6) At the appointment the court must-
----(a) give any directions which may be needed to complete the preparation of the case for trial without any adjournment of the trial; and
----(b) make a wasted costs order unless there is a special reason why it should not make such an order.
--(7) Apart from the requirement to complete a listing questionnaire the court may at any time require the parties to answer a questionnaire to assist it in the management of the case.
Notes
The form of the listing questionnaire is prescribed as Form 9.
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