8.—(1) As soon as the respondent has provided the information set out in paragraph 4, or as soon as leave has been granted under paragraph 6 or 7, the Secretary must write to each party requesting that he send to the Secretary, within 20 working days after the date on which he receives the Secretary’s letter, the following information—
(a)the name of any witness whose evidence the party wishes the Tribunal to consider (and whether the party may wish the Tribunal to consider additional witness evidence from a witness whose name is not yet known) and the nature of that evidence;
(b)whether the party wishes the President to give any directions or exercise any of his powers under Part IV of these Regulations;
(c)whether the party wishes there to be a preliminary hearing with regard to directions;
(d)a provisional estimate of the time the party considers will be required to present his case;
(e)the earliest date by which the party considers he would be able to prepare his case for hearing; and
(f)in the case of the applicant, whether he wishes his case to be determined without a hearing.
(2) Once the Secretary has received the information referred to in sub-paragraph (1) from both parties, he must without delay send a copy of the information supplied by the applicant to the respondent and that supplied by the respondent to the applicant.