Case management conference
81A.—(1)  Notwithstanding anything in these Rules, at any stage of any application to or proceedings before the Registrar, the Registrar may direct the applicant or parties to attend a case management conference in order that the Registrar may make such order or give such direction as he thinks fit for the just, expeditious and economical disposal of the matter.
(2)  At a case management conference, the Registrar may —
(a)consider any matter, including the possibility of settlement of any or all of the issues in the application or proceedings; and
(b)direct the parties to furnish the Registrar with such information as the Registrar may require.
(3)  If any party fails to comply with any direction or order given under paragraph (1) or (2), the Registrar may —
(a)where that direction or order was given in relation to any application or proceedings initiated by that party, dismiss the application or proceedings, as the case may be; or
(b)make such other order as the Registrar thinks fit.
(4)  Any direction given or order made by the Registrar under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) may be set aside or varied by the Registrar on such terms as the Registrar thinks fit.
(5)  If, during or pursuant to a case management conference, the parties are agreeable to a settlement of all or some of the matters in dispute in any application or proceedings, the Registrar may —
(a)give the Registrar’s decision in relation to the application or proceedings; or
(b)make such order as the Registrar thinks just to give effect to the settlement.
(6)  If any party does not appear at a case management conference, the Registrar may —
(a)where the case management conference pertains to any application or proceedings initiated by that party, dismiss the application or proceedings, as the case may be;
(b)make such other order as the Registrar thinks fit; or
(c)adjourn the case management conference.
(7)  An order made by the Registrar in the absence of a party under paragraph (6) may be set aside by the Registrar, on the application of that party, on such terms as the Registrar thinks fit.
(8)  Any application or proceedings dismissed under paragraph (3) or (6) may, on application of any party, be restored on the direction of the Registrar.
[S 743/2014 wef 13/11/2014]