Fixing Of First Case Management Conference

The Fixing of the First case management conference in relation to the Technology and Construction Court

[rtbs name=”technology-and-construction-court”]Where a claim has been started in the Technology and Construction Court, or where it has been transferred into the Technology and Construction Court, paragraph 8.1 of the Part 60 Practice Direction requires the Technology and Construction Court within 14 days of the earliest of • the filing by the defendant of an acknowledgement of service, or • the filing by the defendant of the defence, or • the date of the order transferring the case to the Technology and Construction Court to fix the first case management conference. If some defendants but not others are served with proceedings, the claimant’s solicitors should so inform the Technology and Construction Court and liaise about the fixing of the first case management conference. See also paragraph 4.2.1 above. The first case management conference will usually be fixed sufficiently far ahead to allow the parties time to discuss both e-disclosure and costs budgets. If any of the parties wishes to delay the first case management conference for any reason, it can write to the judge’s clerk explaining why a delayed case management conference is appropriate (for example, in cases where the case management conference would not otherwise take place until after service of the defence or the defences, it may be appropriate to postpone the first case management conference until these are available). If such a request is agreed by the other party or parties, it is likely that the judge will grant the request.