The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Case management conference and pre-trial review

29.3—(1) The court may fix—

(a) a case management conference; or

(b) a pre-trial review,

at any time after the claim has been allocated.

(2) If a party has a legal representative, a representative—

(a) familiar with the case; and

(b) with sufficient authority to deal with any issues that are likely to arise, must attend case management conferences and pre-trial reviews.

(Rule 3.1(2)(c) provides that the court may require a party to attend the court)