PART 1THE OVERRIDING OBJECTIVE

Duties to further the overriding objective

The duty of legal representatives 1.5.

(1)

Legal representatives of parties are required to help the court to further the overriding objective.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), a legal representative of a party must—

(a)

comply with any applicable rules, practice directions or orders of the court;

(b)

follow (where appropriate) the applicable case pathway; and

(c)

address whether the case can be swiftly resolved.