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Order 11, rule 3 of Civil Procedure Rules : Case Conference

    

(1) With a view to furthering expeditious disposal of cases and case management the court shall within thirty days after the close of pleadings convene a Case Conference in which it shall—
(a) consider compliance with Order 3 rule 2 and Order 7 rule 5;
(b) identify contested and uncontested issues;
(c) explore methods to resolve the contested issues;
(d) where possible secure parties’ agreement on a specific schedule of events in the proceedings;
(e) narrow or resolve outstanding issues;
(f) create a timetable for the proceedings;
(g) change the track of a case;
(h) consider consolidation of suits;
(i) identify a test suit and order stay of other suits.
(2) In addition to any other general power the court may at the case conference—
(a) deal with any interlocutory applications or create a suitable timetable for their expeditious disposal;
(b) order the filing and service of any necessary particulars within a specific period;
(c) order admission of statements without calling of the makers as witnesses where appropriate and the production of any copy of a statement where the original is unavailable;
(d) order the giving of evidence on the basis of affidavit evidence or give orders for discovery or production or inspection or interrogatories which may be appropriate to the case;
(e) order for the examination of any witness by an examiner or by the issue of Commission outside court and for the admission of any such examination as evidence in court;
(f) make any procedural order;
(g) by consent of the parties, or where appropriate on its own motion make an order for interlocutory relief;
(h) make a referral order for alternative dispute resolution;
(i) convene a hearing;
(j) give any suitable directions to facilitate expeditious disposal of the suit or any outstanding issues;
(k) encourage the parties to co-operate with each other in the conduct of the proceedings;
(l) help the parties to settle the whole or part of the case;
(m) consider whether the likely benefits of taking a particular step justifies the cost of taking it;
(n) deal with as many aspects of the case as it can on the same occasion;
(o) make any such orders as may be appropriate including—
(i) striking out the action or defence;
(ii) making an award of costs;
(iii) striking out of any document or part of it; or (iv) creating or amending a case timetable.

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