27.11 Fixing trial date

--(1) As soon as practicable after-

----(a) each party has returned a completed listing questionnaire to the court office; or

----(b) the court has held a listing appointment under rule 27.10(3),

--the court office must fix the date of the trial (or, if it has already done so, confirm that date) and notify the parties.

--(2) The general rule is that the court office must give the parties at least 8 weeks' notice of the date of the trial.

--(3) The court may however give shorter notice-

----(a) if the parties agree; or

----(b) in urgent cases.

Notes

Amended by Legal Notice 140 of 2000.