The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Variation of case management timetable

29.5—(1) A party must apply to the court if he wishes to vary the date which the court has fixed for—

(a) a case management conference;

(b) a pre-trial review;

(c) the return of a listing questionnaire under rule 29.6;

(d) the trial; or

(e) the trial period.

(2) Any date set by the court or these Rules for doing any act may not be varied by the parties if the variation would make it necessary to vary any of the dates mentioned in paragraph (1).

(Rule 2.11 allows the parties to vary a date by written agreement except where the rules provide otherwise or the court orders otherwise)